Principal cast
Bruno Ganz as Damiel, Solveig Dommartin as Marion, Otto Sander as Cassiel, Curt Bois as Homer, and Peter Falk as The Filmstar
Film 217 of 244 on the Screen Path
Wings of Desire
There are angels on the streets of Berlin.
About the film
Wings of Desire at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1987 film at stop 217 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Henri Alekan (director of photography), Peter Przygodda (editor), Jürgen Knieper (original music composer), Bernard Eisenschitz (screenplay), and Peter Handke (screenplay)
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Release
- 1987-09-23
- Runtime
- 128 minutes
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, and Romance
- Country
- Germany
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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