Wings of Desire (1987)

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There are angels on the streets of Berlin.

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.

• Released: 1987-09-23
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
• Runtime: 2h 8m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 1,564 votes

Directed by Wim Wenders.

Top cast

• Bruno Ganz as Damiel
• Solveig Dommartin as Marion
• Otto Sander as Cassiel
• Curt Bois as Homer
• Peter Falk as The Filmstar
• Hans Martin Stier as The Dying Man
• Elmar Wilms as A Sad Man
• Sigurd Rachman as The Suicide
• Beatrice Manowski as Young Prostitute
• Bruno Rosaz as The Clown

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Wings of Desire

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, Curzon Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Curzon Home Cinema, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Australia: stream on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel; watch free on SBS On Demand; rent on Apple TV Store, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Fetch TV

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