Country
France
Date
May 17, 1987
Note
Cannes Film Festival
There are angels on the streets of Berlin.
2h 8min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sigurd Rachman | The Suicide |
| Beatrice Manowski | Young Prostitute |
| Bruno Rosaz | The Clown |
| Laurent Petitgand | The Bandleader |
| Chick Ortega | The Drummer |
| Otto Kuhnle | The Juggler |
| Christoph Merg | The Juggler |
| Peter Werner | The Manager |
| Teresa Harder | In the Library - The Angel |
| Jürgen Heinrich | In the Old Apartments |
| Annelinde Gerstl | On the Highway |
| Mick Harvey | Crime and The City Solution / Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds |
| Nick Cave | Self - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds |
| Blixa Bargeld | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds |
| Susanne Vierkötter | In the Circus |
| Paul Busch | In the Circus |
| Karin Busch | In the Circus |
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| Irene Moessinger | In the Circus |
| Franky | In the Circus - Last But Not Least |
| Daniela Nasimcova | In the Library - The Angel |
| Bernard Eisenschitz | In the Library - The Angel |
| Didier Flamand | In the Library - The Angel |
| Rolf Henke | In the Library - The Angel |
| Scott Kirby | In the Library - The Angel |
| Franck Glemin | In the Library - The Angel |
| Jerry Barrish | In the Bunker - The Director |
| Jeanette Pollak | In the Bunker - The Costume Designer |
| Christian Bartels | In the Bunker - The 'Hitler Youth' |
| David Crome | In the Bunker - The Assistant Director |
| Käthe Fürstenwerth | In the Bunker |
| Werner Schönrock | In the Bunker |
| Bernd Ramien | In the Bunker |
| Erika Rabau | In the Bunker |
| Silvia Blagojeva Itscherenska | In the Bunker |
| Sultan Meral | In the Bunker |
| Olivier Picot | In the Bunker |
| Jochen Gliscinsky | In the Bunker |
| Erich Schupke | In the Bunker |
| Margarete Hafner | In the Old Apartments |
| Oliver Herder | In the Old Apartments |
| Margitta Haberland | In the Old Apartments |
| Ralf Strathmann | In the Old Apartments |
| Walter Ratayszak | In the Old Apartments |
| Charlotte Oberberg | In the Old Apartments |
| Lubinka Kostic | In the Old Apartments |
| Gisela Westerboer | On the Highway |
| Andreas Valentin | On the Highway |
| Wolf-Dirk Vogeley | On the Highway |
| Ruth Rischke | On the Highway |
| Simon Bonney | Crime and The City Solution |
| Harry Howard | Crime and The City Solution |
| Rowland S. Howard | Crime and The City Solution |
| Thomas Wydler | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds |
| Roland Wolf | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds |
| Kid Congo Powers | Self |
| Denis Rodriguez | With the Children |
| Dieta von Aster | With the Children |
| Gustav Geisler | With the Children |
| Paul Geisler | With the Children |
| Lorenz Geisler | With the Children |
| Slađana Kostić | With the Children |
| Benedikt Schumann | With the Children |
| Nicolas Roth | With the Children |
| Marcus Stenzel | With the Children |
| Benjamin Ferchow | With the Children |
| Mario Meyer | With the Children |
| Mark Leuschner | With the Children |
| Tibor Dahlenburg | With the Children |
| Lia Harder | With the Children |
| Mascha Noak | With the Children |
| Vera Butzek | With the Children |
| Donald Behrendt | With the Children |
| Patric Kreuzer | |
| Simone Säger | |
| Gerdi Hofmann | |
| Ulrike Schirm | |
| Hans Marquardt | |
| Heimke Karl | |
| Klaus Mausolf | |
| Özyer Hüsinye | |
| Jean-Claude Lezin | |
| Thierry Noir | |
| Matthias Maaß | |
| Henry Luczkow | |
| Louis Cochet | Circus Spotlight Operator (uncredited) |
| Lina Otto | Girl in the Club (uncredited) |
| Johanna Penski | Flower Seller (uncredited) |
| Lajos Kovács | Marion's Coach |
Genres
DramaFantasyRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Der Himmel über Berlin |
| Lingua originale | Deutsch (DE) |
| Lingue parlate | Türkçe, עִבְרִית, Deutsch, 日本語, Français, English, Español |
| Paesi di produzione | Germany, France |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Road Movies, Argos films, WDR, Wim Wenders Stiftung |
| Sito ufficiale | wim-wenders.com |
| Data di uscita | 23 settembre 1987 |
| Exec. Producer | Ingrid Windisch |
| Producer | Anatole Dauman, Wim Wenders, Pascale Dauman, Joachim von Mengershausen |
| Writer | Peter Handke, Richard Reitinger, Wim Wenders, Bernard Eisenschitz |
| Editors | Peter Przygodda, Leni Pütz-Savieto, Dave Pultz, Anne Schnee |
| Cinematography | Henri Alekan, Louis Cochet, Peter Arnold, Achim Poulheim, Martin Kukula, Ralf Strathmann, Klemens Becker, Dieter Bähr, Klaus Krieger, Agnès Godard |
| Asst. Directors | Claire Denis, Carola Hochgräf, Knut Winkler, Wim Wenders, Gabriele Mattner |
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Release dates
Premiere
Country
Switzerland
Date
Aug 01, 1987
Certification
6
Note
Locarno International Film Festival
Country
Greece
Date
Nov 17, 2006
Note
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Country
India
Date
Feb 05, 2025
Note
The India Tour
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Country
Thailand
Date
Oct 09, 2025
Note
Bangkok International Film Festival
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Apr 29, 1988
Certification
PG-13
Note
New York City, New York
Country
Czechia
Date
Jan 16, 2002
Certification
U
Note
Projekt 100
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jun 24, 2022
Certification
12A
Note
Re-Release
Theatrical release
Country
Denmark
Date
Sep 23, 1987
Certification
15
Country
Finland
Date
Sep 23, 1987
Certification
K-16
Country
France
Date
Sep 23, 1987
Certification
TP
Country
Austria
Date
Oct 01, 1987
Certification
12
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Country
Germany
Date
Oct 29, 1987
Certification
6
Country
Italy
Date
Dec 11, 1987
Country
Portugal
Date
Jan 01, 1988
Certification
M/12
Country
Netherlands
Date
Mar 03, 1988
Certification
12
Country
Australia
Date
Mar 31, 1988
Certification
M
Country
Japan
Date
Apr 23, 1988
Country
Brazil
Date
May 20, 1988
Certification
12
Country
XC
Date
May 01, 1991
Country
South Korea
Date
May 15, 1993
Certification
12
Digital
Country
India
Date
Apr 19, 2024
Note
MUBI
Physical media
Country
Sweden
Date
Sep 23, 1987
Certification
15
Country
France
Date
Dec 14, 2001
Note
DVD
Country
Netherlands
Date
Sep 01, 2011
Certification
12
Note
Bluray
TV
Country
Netherlands
Date
May 15, 2011
Certification
12
Note
Nederland 2
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