Wings of Desire (1987)

4.75
/ 10
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2h 8m
Running Time

September 23, 1987
Release Date

Wings of Desire (1987)

4.75
/ 10
4 User Ratings
2h 8m
Running Time

September 23, 1987
Release Date

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Network & Production Companies
Westdeutscher RundfunkArgos Films
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Plot.

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 & Crew.

Irene Moessinger

Irene Moessinger

In the Circus

Franky

Franky

In the Circus - Last But Not Least

Daniela Nasimcova

Daniela Nasimcova

In the Library - The Angel

Bernard Eisenschitz

Bernard Eisenschitz

In the Library - The Angel / Screenplay

Didier Flamand

Didier Flamand

In the Library - The Angel

Rolf Henke

Rolf Henke

In the Library - The Angel

Scott Kirby

Scott Kirby

In the Library - The Angel / Production Assistant

Franck Glemin

Franck Glemin

In the Library - The Angel / Production Assistant

Jerry Barrish

Jerry Barrish

In the Bunker - The Director

Jeanette Pollak

Jeanette Pollak

In the Bunker - The Costume Designer

Christian Bartels

Christian Bartels

In the Bunker - The 'Hitler Youth'

David Crome

David Crome

In the Bunker - The Assistant Director

Käthe Fürstenwerth

Käthe Fürstenwerth

In the Bunker

Werner Schönrock

Werner Schönrock

In the Bunker

Bernd Ramien

Bernd Ramien

In the Bunker

Erika Rabau

Erika Rabau

In the Bunker

Silvia Blagojeva Itscherenska

Silvia Blagojeva Itscherenska

In the Bunker

Sultan Meral

Sultan Meral

In the Bunker

Olivier Picot

Olivier Picot

In the Bunker

Jochen Gliscinsky

Jochen Gliscinsky

In the Bunker

Erich Schupke

Erich Schupke

In the Bunker

Margarete Hafner

Margarete Hafner

In the Old Apartments

Oliver Herder

Oliver Herder

In the Old Apartments

Margitta Haberland

Margitta Haberland

In the Old Apartments

Ralf Strathmann

Ralf Strathmann

In the Old Apartments / Still Photographer

Walter Ratayszak

Walter Ratayszak

In the Old Apartments

Charlotte Oberberg

Charlotte Oberberg

In the Old Apartments

Lubinka Kostic

Lubinka Kostic

In the Old Apartments

Gisela Westerboer

Gisela Westerboer

On the Highway

Andreas Valentin

Andreas Valentin

On the Highway

Wolf-Dirk Vogeley

Wolf-Dirk Vogeley

On the Highway

Ruth Rischke

Ruth Rischke

On the Highway

Dieta von Aster

Dieta von Aster

With the Children

Gustav Geisler

Gustav Geisler

With the Children

Paul Geisler

Paul Geisler

With the Children

Lorenz Geisler

Lorenz Geisler

With the Children

Slađana Kostić

Slađana Kostić

With the Children

Benedikt Schumann

Benedikt Schumann

With the Children

Nicolas Roth

Nicolas Roth

With the Children

Marcus Stenzel

Marcus Stenzel

With the Children

Benjamin Ferchow

Benjamin Ferchow

With the Children

Mario Meyer

Mario Meyer

With the Children

Mark Leuschner

Mark Leuschner

With the Children

Tibor Dahlenburg

Tibor Dahlenburg

With the Children

Lia Harder

Lia Harder

With the Children

Mascha Noak

Mascha Noak

With the Children

Vera Butzek

Vera Butzek

With the Children

Donald Behrendt

Donald Behrendt

With the Children

Dave Pultz

Dave Pultz

Color Timer

Gabriele Mattner

Gabriele Mattner

Script Supervisor

Martin Karlinski

Martin Karlinski

Production Driver

Ruediger Kersting

Ruediger Kersting

Production Driver

Dieter Stempnierwsky

Dieter Stempnierwsky

Production Driver

Catherine Coste

Catherine Coste

Production Secretary

Uli Mayer

Uli Mayer

Title Designer

Wolfgang Rapior

Wolfgang Rapior

Catering

Jean-Claude Lezin

Jean-Claude Lezin

Klaus Mausolf

Klaus Mausolf

Simone Säger

Simone Säger

Özyer Hüsinye

Özyer Hüsinye

Details.

Release Date
September 23, 1987

Original Name
Der Himmel über Berlin

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 8m

Content Rating
PG-13

Budget
$2,500,000

Box Office
$3,210,139

Filming Locations
West Berlin, Allied-occupied Germany

Genres

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Wiki.

Wings of Desire (German: Der Himmel über Berlin, pronounced [deːɐ̯ ˈhɪml̩ ˈʔyːbɐ bɛɐ̯ˈliːn] ; lit. 'The Heaven/Sky over Berlin') is a 1987 romantic fantasy film written by Wim Wenders, Peter Handke and Richard Reitinger, and directed by Wenders. The film is about invisible, immortal angels who populate Berlin and listen to the thoughts of its human inhabitants, comforting the distressed. Even though the city is densely populated, many of the people are isolated or estranged from their loved ones. One of the angels, played by Bruno Ganz, falls in love with a beautiful, lonely trapeze artist, played by Solveig Dommartin. The angel chooses to become mortal so that he can experience human sensory pleasures, ranging from enjoying food to touching a loved one, and so that he can discover human love with the trapeze artist.

Inspired by art depicting angels visible around West Berlin, at the time encircled by the Berlin Wall, Wenders and author Peter Handke conceived of the story and continued to develop the screenplay throughout the French and German co-production. The film was shot by Henri Alekan in both colour and a sepia-toned black-and-white, the latter being used to represent the world as seen by the angels. The cast includes Otto Sander, Curt Bois and Peter Falk.

For Wings of Desire, Wenders won awards for Best Director at both the Cannes Film Festival and European Film Awards. The film was a critical and financial success, and academics have interpreted it as a statement of the importance of cinema, libraries, the circus, or German unity, containing New Age, religious, secular or other themes.

It was followed by a sequel, Faraway, So Close!, released in 1993. City of Angels, a U.S. remake, was released in 1998. In 1990, numerous critics named Wings of Desire as one of the best films of the 1980s.

Damiel and Cassiel.

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