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Wings of Desire
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Wings of Desire

1987-09-23 · 128 min · ★ 7.8

Drama · Fantasy · Romance

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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Directors
Wim Wenders
Production companies
Road Movies, Argos films, WDR, Wim Wenders Stiftung
Countries
Germany, France
Status
Released
Budget
USD 2,500,000
Revenue
USD 3,548,590

Top Cast

Bruno GanzBruno GanzDamiel
Solveig DommartinSolveig DommartinMarion
Otto SanderOtto SanderCassiel
Curt BoisCurt BoisHomer
Peter FalkPeter FalkThe Filmstar
Hans Martin StierHans Martin StierThe Dying Man
Elmar WilmsA Sad Man
Sigurd RachmanThe Suicide
Beatrice ManowskiBeatrice ManowskiYoung Prostitute
Bruno RosazThe Clown
Laurent PetitgandThe Bandleader
Chick OrtegaChick OrtegaThe Drummer
Otto KuhnleThe Juggler
Christoph MergThe Juggler
Peter WernerThe Manager
Teresa HarderTeresa HarderIn the Library - The Angel
Jürgen HeinrichJürgen HeinrichIn the Old Apartments
Annelinde GerstlAnnelinde GerstlOn the Highway
Mick HarveyMick HarveyCrime and The City Solution / Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Nick CaveNick CaveSelf - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

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