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Der Himmel über Berlin (1987)
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Ratings: 8.0/10 from 26,578 users
Metascore:
79/100
Reviews: 174 user | 75 critic | 9 from Metacritic.com An angel tires of overseeing human activity and wishes to become human when he falls in love with a mortal. Director:Wim Wenders |
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Cast
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| Bruno Ganz | ... | ||
| Solveig Dommartin | ... | ||
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Otto Sander | ... | |
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Curt Bois | ... |
Homer, the aged poet
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| Peter Falk | ... |
Der Filmstar
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Hans Martin Stier | ... |
In weiteren Rollen - Der Sterbende
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Elmar Wilms | ... |
In weiteren Rollen - Ein trauriger Mann
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Sigurd Rachman | ... |
In weiteren Rollen - Der Selbstmörder
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Beatrice Manowski | ... |
In weiteren Rollen - Das Strichmädchen
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| Lajos Kovács | ... |
Im Zirkus - Marion's Trainer
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Bruno Rosaz | ... |
Im Zirkus - Der Clown
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Laurent Petitgand | ... |
Im Zirkus - Der Kapellmeister
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Chick Ortega | ... |
Im Zirkus - Der Schlagzeuger
(as Chico Rojo Ortega)
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Otto Kuhnle | ... |
Im Zirkus - Die Jongleure
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Christoph Merg | ... |
Im Zirkus - Der Jongleure
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Storyline
This Wim Wenders film centers around the story of two angels wandering in a mixture of post-war and modern Berlin. Invisible to humans, they nevertheless give their help and comfort to all the lonely and depressed souls they meet. Finally, after many centuries, one of the angels becomes unhappy with his immortal state and wishes to become human in order to experience the joys of everyday life. He meets a circus acrobat and finds in her the fufillment of all his mortal desires. He also discovers that he is not alone in making this cross over, and that a purely spiritual experience is not enough to satisfy anyone. Written by Nell Rehn <NRehn@aol.com>
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There are angels on the streets of Berlin.Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Wings of Desire See more »Box Office
Gross:
$3,806,540 (USA) (20 September 1998) (re-issue)Company Credits
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DolbyAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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[in German, using English subtitles]
Damiel: [voiceover] When the child was a child, it walked with its arms swinging. It wanted the stream to be a river, the river a torrent, and this puddle to be the sea. When the child was a child, it didn't know it was a child. Everything was full of life, and all life was one. When the child was a child, it had no opinion about anything, no habits. It often sat cross-legged, took off running, had a cowlick in its hair, and didn't make faces when photographed.
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During the scene in the Berlin Library, Damiel leans over a young man who reads: "Ha'Aretz haita tohu-va-vohu". This is the second verse of the book of Genesis in Biblical Hebrew, and basically means "the land was in chaos". See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: During the scene at the snack cart, Peter Falk let his cigarette drop from his fingers without appearing to notice. See more »Quotes
[first lines][in German, using English subtitles]
Damiel: [voiceover] When the child was a child, it walked with its arms swinging. It wanted the stream to be a river, the river a torrent, and this puddle to be the sea. When the child was a child, it didn't know it was a child. Everything was full of life, and all life was one. When the child was a child, it had no opinion about anything, no habits. It often sat cross-legged, took off running, had a cowlick in its hair, and didn't make faces when photographed.
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Dedicated to all the former angels, but especially to Yasujiro, François and Andrej.See more »
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