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Wings of Desire

Original title: Der Himmel über Berlin

There are angels on the streets of Berlin.

  • Movie
  • 1987
  • PG-13
  • 2h 8m

Directed by Wim Wenders

7.8

TMDB audience rating
7.8 out of 10 from 1,565 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Bruno Ganz

    Bruno GanzDamiel

  • Solveig Dommartin

    Solveig DommartinMarion

  • Otto Sander

    Otto SanderCassiel

  • Curt Bois

    Curt BoisHomer

  • Peter Falk

    Peter FalkThe Filmstar

  • Hans Martin Stier

    Hans Martin StierThe Dying Man

  • Elmar WilmsA Sad Man

  • Sigurd RachmanThe Suicide

  • Beatrice Manowski

    Beatrice ManowskiYoung Prostitute

  • Bruno RosazThe Clown

  • Laurent PetitgandThe Bandleader

  • Chick Ortega

    Chick OrtegaThe Drummer

  • Otto KuhnleThe Juggler

  • Christoph MergThe Juggler

  • Peter WernerThe Manager

  • Teresa Harder

    Teresa HarderIn the Library - The Angel

  • Jürgen Heinrich

    Jürgen HeinrichIn the Old Apartments

  • Annelinde Gerstl

    Annelinde GerstlOn the Highway

Director
Wim Wenders
Writer
Peter Handke, Richard Reitinger and Wim Wenders
Music
Jürgen Knieper
Cinematography
Henri Alekan