Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire

1987

Two angels, Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander), 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 (Solveig Dommartin), the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds--with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk (playing himself) -- that it might be possible for him to take human form.

There are angels on the streets of Berlin.

JBscale
88
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Length
2 hrs. 10 mins.
US Theatrical Release
May 6, 1988
US Box Office
$3,333,969 (#5405 of 7538)
Global Office
$5,850,809 (#3597 of 4500)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned

Collection Detail

Edition
Criterion Collection #490 Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.66:1
Audio
German: DD 5.1
Studio
Criterion
Released
May 2, 2023
Acquired Date
December 20, 2024
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Solveig Dommartin
Solveig Dommartin
Otto Sander
Otto Sander
Curt Bois
Curt Bois
Peter Falk
Peter Falk
Hans-Martin Stier
Hans-Martin Stier

Directors

Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders

Producers

Anatole Dauman
Anatole Dauman
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders

Writers

Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Peter Handke
Peter Handke

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Ratings

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RT Fresh
95%
Tomatometer
65 votes
RT Fresh Certified
93%
Popcornmeter
2,056 votes
METASCORE
79
9 votes
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
79,851 votes

Additional Info

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