Wings of Desire (1987)

09/23/1987 (DE) • 2h 8m

Drama, Fantasy, Romance

There are angels on the streets of Berlin.

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.

Top Billed Cast

Peter Falk

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Hans Martin Stier

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Beatrice Manowski

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Part of the Damiel and Cassiel Collection

Includes Faraway, So Close!, Wings of Desire

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,500,000.00

Revenue

$3,210,139.00

Keywords

berlin, germany

dreams

library

circus

angel

berlin wall

immortality

observer

melancholy

black and white

perception

thoughtful

mortality

dramatic

ambiguous

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