Wings of Desire backdrop

Wings of Desire 1987 Der Himmel über Berlin

There are angels on the streets of Berlin.

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.

Country Germany
Production Countries France , Germany
Language German
Spoken Languages English , French , German , Hebrew , Japanese , Spanish , Turkish
Gneres Drama , Fantasy , Romance
Production Companies WDR , Argos films , Road Movies , Wim Wenders Stiftung
Budget $2,500,000
Revenue $3,210,139
Release Date 23 September 1987
128 mins
Cast
Bruno Ganz Damiel
Otto Sander Cassiel
Curt Bois Homer
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
Otto Kuhnle The Juggler
Christoph Merg The Juggler
Peter Werner The Manager
Teresa Harder In the Library - The Angel
Jürgen Heinrich In the Old Apartments
Annelinde Gerstl On the Highway
Mick Harvey Crime and The City Solution / Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave Self - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Blixa Bargeld Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Susanne Vierkötter In the Circus
Paul Busch In the Circus
Karin Busch In the Circus
Irene Moessinger In the Circus
Franky In the Circus - Last But Not Least
Daniela Nasimcova In the Library - The Angel
Bernard Eisenschitz In the Library - The Angel
Didier Flamand In the Library - The Angel
Rolf Henke In the Library - The Angel
Scott Kirby In the Library - The Angel
Franck Glemin In the Library - The Angel
Jerry Barrish In the Bunker - The Director
Jeanette Pollak In the Bunker - The Costume Designer
Christian Bartels In the Bunker - The 'Hitler Youth'
David Crome In the Bunker - The Assistant Director
Käthe Fürstenwerth In the Bunker
Werner Schönrock In the Bunker
Bernd Ramien In the Bunker
Erika Rabau In the Bunker
Sultan Meral In the Bunker
Olivier Picot In the Bunker
Jochen Gliscinsky In the Bunker
Erich Schupke In the Bunker
Margarete Hafner In the Old Apartments
Oliver Herder In the Old Apartments
Margitta Haberland In the Old Apartments
Ralf Strathmann In the Old Apartments
Walter Ratayszak In the Old Apartments
Charlotte Oberberg In the Old Apartments
Lubinka Kostic In the Old Apartments
Gisela Westerboer On the Highway
Andreas Valentin On the Highway
Wolf-Dirk Vogeley On the Highway
Ruth Rischke On the Highway
Simon Bonney Crime and The City Solution
Harry Howard Crime and The City Solution
Rowland S. Howard Crime and The City Solution
Thomas Wydler Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Roland Wolf Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Denis Rodriguez With the Children
Dieta von Aster With the Children
Gustav Geisler With the Children
Paul Geisler With the Children
Lorenz Geisler With the Children
Slađana Kostić With the Children
Benedikt Schumann With the Children
Nicolas Roth With the Children
Marcus Stenzel With the Children
Benjamin Ferchow With the Children
Mario Meyer With the Children
Mark Leuschner With the Children
Tibor Dahlenburg With the Children
Lia Harder With the Children
Mascha Noak With the Children
Vera Butzek With the Children
Donald Behrendt With the Children
Louis Cochet Circus Spotlight Operator (uncredited)
Lina Otto Girl in the Club (uncredited)
Johanna Penski Flower Seller (uncredited)
Lajos Kovács Marion's Coach