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Wings of Desire(1987)
Status: Released
Date: 1987-09-23
78%
1437 Votes
Time: 2h 8m
There are angels on the streets of Berlin.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Turkish, Hebrew, German, Japanese, French, English, Spanish.
Countries:
Germany,
France
Budget: $2,500,000.00
Revenue: $3,210,139.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Wim Wenders Stiftung
Movie: Wings of Desire
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bruno Ganz
Damiel
Solveig Dommartin
Marion
Otto Sander
Cassiel
Curt Bois
Homer
Peter Falk
The Filmstar
Hans Martin Stier
The Dying Man
Beatrice Manowski
Young Prostitute
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Peter Falk in Wings of Desire
Richard Linklater on WINGS OF DESIRE
Wim Wenders on Wings of Desire
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