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Game CloudWings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) (Criterion Collection)
Wings of Desire is Wim Wender’s artistically beautiful film about the lonely and immortal life of angles during a post-war Berlin. It’s a poetic journey from the perspective of the angles of which one falls in love with a living woman and wants to become a mortal human thus giving up his heavenly life. Filmed in black and white and with a feeling of celebrating life.
Cast View all
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Bruno Ganz | Damiel |
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Solveig Dommartin | Marion |
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Otto Sander | Cassiel |
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Curt Bois | Homer |
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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 |
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Otto Kuhnle | Im Zirkus - Die Jongleure |
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Christoph Merg | Im Zirkus - Der Jongleure |
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Peter Werner | Im Zirkus - Der Manager |
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Susanne Vierkötter | Im Zirkus |
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Paul Busch | Im Zirkus |
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Karin Busch | Im Zirkus |
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Irene Moessinger | Im Zirkus |
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Franky | Im Zirkus - last but not least |
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Teresa Harder | In der Bibliothek - Die Engel |
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Daniela Nasimcova | In der Bibliothek - Die Engel |
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Bernard Eisenschitz | In der Bibliothek - Die Engel |
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Didier Flamand | In der Bibliothek - Die Engel |
Crew
| Director | Wim Wenders |
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| Writer | Wim Wenders, Peter Handke, Richard Reitinger, Bernard Eisenschitz | |
| Producer | Anatole Dauman, Pascale Dauman, Joachim von Mengershausen, Wim Wenders, Ingrid Windisch | |
| Musician | Jürgen Knieper | |
| Photography | Henri Alekan | |
Personal
| Quantity | 1 |
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| Seen | |
| Added Date | Nov 01, 2017 17:58:29 |
| Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:34:31 |
Edition details
| Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.66:1) |
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| Audio Tracks | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 [German] |
| Subtitles | English |
| Distributor | Criterion |
| Edition Release Date | Nov 03, 2009 |
Notes
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Disc Features
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION
New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Wim Wenders, with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
Audio commentary featuring Wenders and actor Peter Falk
The Angels Among Us (2003), a documentary featuring interviews with Wenders, Falk, actors Bruno Ganz and Otto Sander, writer Peter Handke, and composer Jürgen Knieper
“Wim Wenders Berlin Jan. 87,” an episode of the French television program Cinéma cinémas, including on-set footage
Interview with director of photography Henri Alekan
Deleted scenes and outtakes
Excerpts from the films Alekan la lumière (1985) and Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois (1982)
Notes and photos by art directors Heidi Lüdi and Toni Lüdi
Trailers
New and improved English subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Michael Atkinson and writings by Handke and Wenders
New cover by Michael Boland