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.

Bruno Ganz
Damiel

Solveig Dommartin
Marion

Otto Sander
Cassiel

Curt Bois
Homer

Peter Falk
The Filmstar

Hans Martin Stier
The Dying Man
Elmar Wilms
A Sad Man
Sigurd Rachman
The Suicide
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Release Date
September 23, 1987
Runtime
2h 8m
Rating
PG-13
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Director