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Summary

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.

Details

Release Date: September 23, 1987

Runtime: 128 minutes

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Rating: 7.8/10 (1367 votes)


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Cast

  • Bruno Ganz

    Bruno Ganz

    Damiel

  • Solveig Dommartin

    Solveig Dommartin

    Marion

  • Otto Sander

    Otto Sander

    Cassiel

  • Curt Bois

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    Homer

  • Peter Falk

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  • Elmar Wilms

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    Young Prostitute

  • Chick Ortega

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    The Drummer

  • Otto Kuhnle

    Otto Kuhnle

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  • Mick Harvey

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  • Nick Cave

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  • Blixa Bargeld

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  • Didier Flamand

    Didier Flamand

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  • Rowland S. Howard

    Rowland S. Howard

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  • Thomas Wydler

    Thomas Wydler

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  • Ulrike Schirm

    Ulrike Schirm

  • Johanna Penski

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    Flower Seller (uncredited)

  • Lajos Kovács

    Lajos Kovács

    Marion's Coach