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Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 23, 1987

Runtime

2h 8m

Genres

Drama, Fantasy, Romance

User Score

78%

Original Title

Der Himmel über Berlin

Production Companies

Argos Films, Wim Wenders Stiftung, WDR, Road Movies, Argos Film Productions

Director

Wim Wenders

Budget

$2,500,000

Revenue

$3,210,139

Description

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.