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Enkelten kaupunki

Original title: City of Angels
  • 1998
  • K-12
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
127K
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POPULARITY
3,772
248
Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan in Enkelten kaupunki (1998)
DramaFantasyRomance

An angel on Earth, a doctor unable to believe, a patient with a secret, a love story made in Heaven.An angel on Earth, a doctor unable to believe, a patient with a secret, a love story made in Heaven.An angel on Earth, a doctor unable to believe, a patient with a secret, a love story made in Heaven.

  • Director
    • Brad Silberling
  • Writers
    • Wim Wenders
    • Peter Handke
    • Richard Reitinger
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Meg Ryan
    • Andre Braugher
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    127K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,772
    248
    • Director
      • Brad Silberling
    • Writers
      • Wim Wenders
      • Peter Handke
      • Richard Reitinger
    • Stars
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Meg Ryan
      • Andre Braugher
    • 372User reviews
    • 95Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 14 nominations

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    Nicolas Cage in Enkelten kaupunki (1998)
    Nicolas Cage stars as Seth
    Meg Ryan stars as Maggie
    André Braugher co-stars as Cassiel
    Dennis Franz co-stars as Messinger
    Seth & Cassiel
    Meg Ryan stars as Maggie
    Nicolas Cage stars as Seth
    Nick and Meg on the set
    Jim Carrey and Lauren Holly at an event for Enkelten kaupunki (1998)
    Dennis Quaid at an event for Enkelten kaupunki (1998)
    Meg Ryan at an event for Enkelten kaupunki (1998)

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    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Seth
    Meg Ryan
    Meg Ryan
    • Dr. Maggie Rice
    Andre Braugher
    Andre Braugher
    • Cassiel
    Dennis Franz
    Dennis Franz
    • Nathaniel Messinger
    Colm Feore
    Colm Feore
    • Jordan Ferris
    Robin Bartlett
    Robin Bartlett
    • Anne
    Joanna Merlin
    Joanna Merlin
    • Teresa Messinger
    Sarah Dampf
    Sarah Dampf
    • Susan
    Rhonda Dotson
    • Susan's Mother
    Nigel Gibbs
    Nigel Gibbs
    • Doctor
    John Putch
    John Putch
    • Man in Car
    Lauri Johnson
    Lauri Johnson
    • Woman in Car
    Christian Aubert
    • Foreign Visitor in Car
    Jay Patterson
    Jay Patterson
    • Air Traffic Controller
    Shishir Kurup
    Shishir Kurup
    • Jimmy, Anesthesiologist
    Brian Markinson
    Brian Markinson
    • Tom, Surgical Fellow
    Hector Velasquez
    • Scrub Nurse
    Marlene Kanter
    • Circulating Nurse #1
    • Director
      • Brad Silberling
    • Writers
      • Wim Wenders
      • Peter Handke
      • Richard Reitinger
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When Maggie asks Seth what he does for a living, he says he is a messenger. In Greek, the word for messenger is "angelos" and is where we get the word angel.
    • Goofs
      When Maggie sees the truck she is about to hit towards the end of the movie, the truck is coming from the right side of the road and making a right turn. Later on when Nicolas Cage comes around to where Maggie is lying, the truck position is in the opposite direction, like it came from the left side of the road.
    • Quotes

      Seth: I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss of her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it. One.

    • Alternate versions
      The DVD contains some additional/extended scenes:
      • Seth studies Maggie in her home while she is preparing a bath.
      • Maggie's dog Earl leaves her bed at night and she turns the light on. He sits beside Seth who is watching her. As she can't see Seth she just goes back to sleep.
      • The first surgery scene is extended.
      • Maggie prepares dinner while Seth watches her.
      • Seth and Maggie visit Nathaniel Messinger at his bed.
      • After Nathaniel told Maggie that Seth can fall, she goes and searches for angels in the hospital.
      • A montage of small tidbits that had to be cut like Seth talking to a Vietnamese woman or him trying to feel the blowing wind at the beach.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Lost in Space/The Spanish Prisoner/Mercury Rising/Kurt & Courtney/Character (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Red House
      Written and Performed by Jimi Hendrix

      Courtesy of MCA Records

      Under license from Universal Music Special Markets

    User reviews372

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    7/10
    Sometimes genuinely moving, sometimes overly sentimental!
    I do think this film is underrated. For one thing, it has beautiful cinematography that just adds to the appeal of the film. Another thing I liked was the very thoughtful soundtrack, that title song is very haunting, and we just know it is going to be very sad. Some of the film is genuinely moving, and the evidence is in the chemistry of the two stars Meg Ryan and Nicolas Cage. Cage gives a very moving performance as Seth, a very unusual representation of an angel, and Ryan is very charming as always as Maggie. Of the minor roles, Dennis Franz is a scene stealer, bringing some energy into a rather slow-moving story. The script was very touching, though sometimes cheesy, and there are some overly sentimental scenes like the ending, that gets a bit hard to stomach. Though, in conclusion, a lovely looking, moving and well performed film. 7/10 Bethany Cox.
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    • TheLittleSongbird
    • May 19, 2009

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 7, 1998 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros.
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Änglarnas stad
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco Public Library Main Branch - 100 Larkin Street, Civic Center, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Atlas Entertainment
      • Monarchy Enterprises B.V.
      • New Regency Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $55,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $78,685,114
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,369,048
      • Apr 12, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $198,685,114
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1
      • 2.39:1
      • 2.35 : 1

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