Wings of Desire

1987 · 2h08 · Film

Directed by Wim Wenders

Starring Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois, Peter Falk, Hans Martin Stier, Elmar Wilms, Sigurd Rachman, Beatrice Manowski, Bruno Rosaz

Ideal when you feel… Romantic

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.

Original title

Der Himmel über Berlin

Original language

German

Screenplay

Peter Handke, Richard Reitinger, Wim Wenders, Bernard Eisenschitz

Music

Jürgen Knieper

Cinematography

Henri Alekan

Cast

Curt Bois, Peter Falk, Hans Martin Stier, Elmar Wilms, Sigurd Rachman, Beatrice Manowski, Bruno Rosaz, Laurent Petitgand, Chick Ortega

Updated July 22, 2026

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