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78% Critic Match
Wings of Desire
“There are angels on the streets of Berlin.”
7.8 / 10• 1987• 2h 8m•PG-13• German
DramaFantasyRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bruno Ganz
Damiel
Lead
Solveig Dommartin
Marion
Otto Sander
Cassiel
Curt Bois
Homer
Peter Falk
The Filmstar
Hans Martin Stier
The Dying Man
EW
Elmar Wilms
A Sad Man
SR
Sigurd Rachman
The Suicide
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wim Wenders's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Wings of Desire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
