Damiel and Cassiel Collection

Number of Movies: 2

Overview

This collection includes Wings of Desire, a 1987 romantic fantasy film about angels who populate Berlin, and its sequel, Faraway, So Close!, released in 1993. City of Angels, a U.S. remake, was released in 1998.

Featured Cast

Peter Falk

The Filmstar

Hans Martin Stier

The Dying Man

Elmar Wilms

A Sad Man

Sigurd Rachman

The Suicide

Beatrice Manowski

Young Prostitute

Bruno Rosaz

The Clown

Laurent Petitgand

The Bandleader

Chick Ortega

The Drummer

Featured Crew

2 Movies

Faraway, So Close!

September 1, 1993

Damiel is now married to Marion, runs the pizzeria “Da Angelo” and the two have a child. The solitarily remaining angel Cassiel is more and more dissatisfied with his destiny as a mere observer of human life and finally decides to take the great leap. Taking the role of Karl Engel, he soon gets into a dubious milieu and finds himself as the assistant of the German-American Baker, who makes his money with shady arms deals and sends films east in exchange for weapons. Cassiel’s adventure turns into a “thriller” when he decides to put a stop to Baker’s game.

Wings of Desire

September 23, 1987

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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