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Wings of Desire
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.
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Checked Jul 21, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Wings of Desire
Cast
Bruno GanzDamiel
Solveig DommartinMarion
Otto SanderCassiel
Curt BoisHomer
Peter FalkThe Filmstar
Hans Martin StierThe Dying ManCredits
- Directed by
- Wim Wenders
- Written by
- Wim Wenders, Peter Handke, Richard Reitinger, Bernard Eisenschitz
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Original title
- Der Himmel über Berlin
- Collection
- Damiel and Cassiel Collection
- Budget
- $2.5M
- Box office
- $3.5M
Production
Road MoviesGermany
Argos filmsFrance
WDRGermany- Wim Wenders StiftungGermany
