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Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire
★ 7.8/10•1987•2h 8m•PG-13•Drama•Fantasy•Romance

There are angels on the streets of Berlin.

Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds — with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk — that it might be possible for him to take human form.

Wim Wenders · Director

Peter Handke · Screenplay

Richard Reitinger · Screenplay

Wim Wenders · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 8m
LanguageDE
Release DateSep 23, 1987
Budget$2,500,000
Revenue$3,548,590

Actors

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Damiel

Solveig Dommartin

Solveig Dommartin

Marion

Otto Sander

Otto Sander

Cassiel

Curt Bois

Curt Bois

Homer

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

The Filmstar

Hans Martin Stier

Hans Martin Stier

The Dying Man

Elmar Wilms

A Sad Man

Sigurd Rachman

The Suicide

Beatrice Manowski

Beatrice Manowski

Young Prostitute

Bruno Rosaz

The Clown

Laurent Petitgand

The Bandleader

Chick Ortega

Chick Ortega

The Drummer

Otto Kuhnle

The Juggler

Christoph Merg

The Juggler

Peter Werner

The Manager

Teresa Harder

Teresa Harder

In the Library - The Angel

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