Wings of Desire
There are angels on the streets of Berlin.
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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.
Box Office$3,333,969
AwardsNominated for 1 BAFTA Award18 wins & 14 nominations total
Cast
Bruno GanzDamiel
Solveig DommartinMarion
Otto SanderCassiel
Curt BoisHomer
Peter FalkThe Filmstar
Hans Martin StierThe Dying ManElmar WilmsA Sad Man
Sigurd RachmanThe Suicide
Beatrice ManowskiYoung ProstituteBruno RosazThe Clown
Laurent PetitgandThe Bandleader
Chick OrtegaThe DrummerCrew
DirectorWim Wenders
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Details
Original TitleDer Himmel über Berlin
Release DateSeptember 23, 1987
Budget$2,500,000
Revenue$3,548,590
LanguagesEnglish, French, Hebrew, Japanese, Spanish, Turkish, German
StudiosRoad Movies, Argos films, WDR, Wim Wenders Stiftung
