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Overview

User Rating:
8.0/10   17,957 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Peter Handke (writer)
Richard Reitinger (screenplay)
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Release Date:
6 May 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
There are angels on the streets of Berlin.
Plot:
An angel tires of overseeing human activity and wishes to become human when he falls in love with a mortal. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 15 wins & 5 nominations more
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(19 articles)
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Beautiful, poetic, stimulating more (151 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Bruno Ganz ... Damiel
Solveig Dommartin ... Marion
Otto Sander ... Cassiel
Curt Bois ... Homer, the aged poet

Peter Falk ... Der Filmstar

Hans Martin Stier ... In weiteren Rollen - Der Sterbende
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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Wings of Desire (UK) (USA)
Les ailes du désir (France)
The Sky Above Berlin (USA) (literal English title)
The Sky Over Berlin (USA) (literal English title)
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Runtime:
128 min
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor) | Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (1999) | Iceland:L | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | UK:12 (DVD rating) (2007) | UK:15 (cinema rating) | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Finland:S | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario)
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Trivia:
Wim Wenders originally wanted Peter Handke to collaborate on the script. Handke declined to work on the script as a whole but agreed to write a set number of important scenes which Wenders could then work around. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Cassiel is crossing the street, there is a bus coming. You can hear the bus driver let off the accelerator to allow the actor to pass, and then accelerate when he is clear. But the character is an angel, which adults cannot see, yet by the sound of the bus, it is clear that the bus driver sees him. more
Quotes:
Peter Falk: There's so many good things. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Wings (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Six Bells Chime more

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38 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.
Beautiful, poetic, stimulating, 2 July 2004
10/10
Author: haddocky from London, England

A calm and wonderful fantasy with such a simple vision that makes you want to believe in angels. Perhaps they are there... whenever my mood changes, seemingly unprompted, I always wonder.

Hijacked and debased by people who don't know any better (even U2, I'm afraid, and the American remake must be avoided at all costs - ideally it should be wiped from the record and the memories of all who saw it) this film has become iconic and has infected the imaginations of countless filmmakers. Look carefully and you will see its influence in the most unexpected places.

I always thought that one masterpiece is all that anyone can aspire to in life. Wim Wenders has made several but for me this one stands out above all others. My favourite film.

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