Wings of Desire

April. 29,1988      PG-13
Rating:
7.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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
Beatrice Manowski as  Young Prostitute
Chick Ortega as  The Drummer
Teresa Harder as  In the Library - The Angel
Jürgen Heinrich as  In the Old Apartments

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