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Wings of Desire

Original title: Der Himmel über Berlin
  • 1987
  • PG-13
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
85K
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POPULARITY
3,395
245
Wings of Desire (1987)
GermanPsychological DramaDramaFantasyRomance

An angel meets Peter Falk, and loves a French trapeze artist in Berlin.An angel meets Peter Falk, and loves a French trapeze artist in Berlin.An angel meets Peter Falk, and loves a French trapeze artist in Berlin.

  • Director
    • Wim Wenders
  • Writers
    • Wim Wenders
    • Peter Handke
    • Richard Reitinger
  • Stars
    • Bruno Ganz
    • Solveig Dommartin
    • Otto Sander
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    85K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,395
    245
    • Director
      • Wim Wenders
    • Writers
      • Wim Wenders
      • Peter Handke
      • Richard Reitinger
    • Stars
      • Bruno Ganz
      • Solveig Dommartin
      • Otto Sander
    • 307User reviews
    • 110Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 19 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Interview 3:38
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    Photos156

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    Top Cast97

    Bruno Ganz
    Bruno Ganz
    • Damiel
    Solveig Dommartin
    Solveig Dommartin
    • Marion
    Otto Sander
    Otto Sander
    • Cassiel
    Curt Bois
    Curt Bois
    • Homer
    Peter Falk
    Peter Falk
    • Der Filmstar
    Hans-Martin Stier
    Hans-Martin Stier
    • In weiteren Rollen - Der Sterbende
    • (as Hans Martin Stier)
    Elmar Wilms
    • In weiteren Rollen - Ein trauriger Mann
    Sigurd Rachman
    • In weiteren Rollen - Der Selbstmörder
    Beatrice Manowski
    • In weiteren Rollen - Das Strichmädchen
    Lajos Kovács
    • Im Zirkus - Marion's Trainer
    Bruno Rosaz
    • Im Zirkus - Der Clown
    Laurent Petitgand
    • Im Zirkus - Der Kapellmeister
    Chick Ortega
    • Im Zirkus - Der Schlagzeuger
    • (as Chico Rojo Ortega)
    Otto Kuhnle
    • Im Zirkus - Die Jongleure
    Christoph Merg
    • Im Zirkus - Der Jongleure
    Peter Werner
    • Im Zirkus - Der Manager
    Susanne Vierkötter
    • Im Zirkus
    Paul Busch
    • Im Zirkus
    • Director
      • Wim Wenders
    • Writers
      • Wim Wenders
      • Peter Handke
      • Richard Reitinger
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews307

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      In the closing titles it says: "Dedicated to all the former angels, but especially to Yasujiro, François and Andrej." This refers to film directors Yasujirō Ozu, François Truffaut, and Andrei Tarkovsky. All were favorites of director Wim Wenders. At the time of this movie's filming, Truffaut and Tarkovsky had only recently passed away, in 1984 and 1986, respectively; Ozu died in 1963.
    • Goofs
      In one of the earlier shots when the camera flies around the Berlin sky, the shadow of the helicopter can be seen in the clouds below.
    • Quotes
      • Damiel: When the child was a child, it was the time of these questions. Why am I me, and why not you? Why am I here, and why not there? When did time begin, and where does space end? Isn't life under the sun just a dream? Isn't what I see, hear, and smell just the mirage of a world before the world? Does evil actually exist, and are there people who are really evil? How can it be that I, who am I, wasn't before I was, and that sometime I, the one I am, no longer will be the one I am?
    • Crazy credits
      Dedicated to all the former angels, but especially to Yasujiro, François and Andrej.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Red Heat/A World Apart/Rikky and Pete/Poltergeist III/Wings of Desire (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Zirkusmusik
      by Laurent Petitgand

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 6, 1988 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • West Germany
      • France
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
      • French
      • Turkish
      • Hebrew
      • Spanish
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Las alas del deseo
    • Filming locations
      • Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, Germany(aka Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, Damiel stands on the top)
    • Production companies
      • Road Movies Filmproduktion
      • Argos Films
      • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,333,969
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,301
      • May 1, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,550,207
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 8m(128 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo

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