Wings of Desire - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Wings of Desire"
Der Himmel über Berlin (1987)
Timing:
2:8 (128 min)
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Actors and characters
Hans Martin Stier
Character The Dying Man
Elmar Wilms
Character A Sad Man
Sigurd Rachman
Character The Suicide
Bruno Rosaz
Character The Clown
Laurent Petitgand
Character The Bandleader
Chick Ortega
Character The Drummer
Otto Kuhnle
Character The Juggler
Christoph Merg
Character The Juggler
Peter Werner
Character The Manager
Teresa Harder
Character In the Library - The Angel
Jürgen Heinrich
Character In the Old Apartments
Annelinde Gerstl
Character On the Highway
Mick Harvey
Character Crime and The City Solution / Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Susanne Vierkötter
Character In the Circus
Paul Busch
Character In the Circus
Karin Busch
Character In the Circus
Irene Moessinger
Character In the Circus
Franky
Character In the Circus - Last But Not Least
Daniela Nasimcova
Character In the Library - The Angel
Bernard Eisenschitz
Character In the Library - The Angel
Rolf Henke
Character In the Library - The Angel
Scott Kirby
Character In the Library - The Angel
Franck Glemin
Character In the Library - The Angel
Jerry Barrish
Character In the Bunker - The Director
Jeanette Pollak
Character In the Bunker - The Costume Designer
Christian Bartels
Character In the Bunker - The 'Hitler Youth'
David Crome
Character In the Bunker - The Assistant Director
Käthe Fürstenwerth
Character In the Bunker
Werner Schönrock
Character In the Bunker
Bernd Ramien
Character In the Bunker
Erika Rabau
Character In the Bunker
Silvia Blagojeva Itscherenska
Character In the Bunker
Sultan Meral
Character In the Bunker
Olivier Picot
Character In the Bunker
Jochen Gliscinsky
Character In the Bunker
Erich Schupke
Character In the Bunker
Margarete Hafner
Character In the Old Apartments
Oliver Herder
Character In the Old Apartments
Margitta Haberland
Character In the Old Apartments
Ralf Strathmann
Character In the Old Apartments
Walter Ratayszak
Character In the Old Apartments
Charlotte Oberberg
Character In the Old Apartments
Lubinka Kostic
Character In the Old Apartments
Gisela Westerboer
Character On the Highway
Andreas Valentin
Character On the Highway
Wolf-Dirk Vogeley
Character On the Highway
Ruth Rischke
Character On the Highway
Simon Bonney
Character Crime and The City Solution
Harry Howard
Character Crime and The City Solution
Rowland S. Howard
Character Crime and The City Solution
Thomas Wydler
Character Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Roland Wolf
Character Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Kid Congo Powers
Character Self
Denis Rodriguez
Character With the Children
Dieta von Aster
Character With the Children
Gustav Geisler
Character With the Children
Paul Geisler
Character With the Children
Lorenz Geisler
Character With the Children
Slađana Kostić
Character With the Children
Benedikt Schumann
Character With the Children
Nicolas Roth
Character With the Children
Marcus Stenzel
Character With the Children
Benjamin Ferchow
Character With the Children
Mario Meyer
Character With the Children
Mark Leuschner
Character With the Children
Tibor Dahlenburg
Character With the Children
Lia Harder
Character With the Children
Mascha Noak
Character With the Children
Vera Butzek
Character With the Children
Donald Behrendt
Character With the Children
Louis Cochet
Character Circus Spotlight Operator (uncredited)
Lina Otto
Character Girl in the Club (uncredited)
Johanna Penski
Character Flower Seller (uncredited)
Lajos Kovács
Character Marion's Coach
What's left behind the scenes
- All the black-and-white scenes were shot through a special filter that cinematographer Henri Alekan constructed from his grandmother's stocking.
- The 'Alekan' circus was named in honor of cinematographer Henri Alekan.
- When Peter Falk appears, the children running after him shout “Columbo! Columbo!” alluding to the actor’s most famous role – Detective Columbo.
- Wenders was not allowed to film at the actual Berlin Wall. A set had to be built; the first version of the 'wall' was destroyed by rain because the constructor deceived the producers and built it out of wood.
- This film features a cameo by Wim Wenders: he plays a member of the film crew in the scene where the angel Cassiel observes the filming of a movie with Peter Falk.
- The scene in which Otto Sander's character (the blond angel Cassiel) gloomily rides on a bus, clutching his head in his hands, was filmed that way because a large bald patch was discovered on his head on the day of filming, which no makeup could conceal.
- The end credits state that the film is “dedicated to all former angels, but especially Yasujiro, François, and Andrei.” This refers to the filmmakers Yasujiro Ozu, François Truffaut, and Andrei Tarkovsky.
- The first 90 minutes of the film are in black and white because angels only see different shades of gray. The film becomes color simultaneously with Damiel’s fall to Earth. At the same time as the fall, Damiel’s speech also changes – from a lofty “angelic” style to ordinary speech.
- Circus "Alekan" was named after cinematographer Henri Alekan.
- When Peter Falk appears, the children running after him shout "Columbo! Columbo!", hinting at the actor's most popular role – Detective Columbo.
- Wenders was not allowed to film at the actual Berlin Wall. He had to build a set; the first version of the "wall" was destroyed by rain because the set designer deceived the producers and built it out of wood.
- The end credits state that the film is "dedicated to all former angels, but especially Yasujiro, François and Andrei." This refers to filmmakers Yasujiro Ozu, François Truffaut, and Andrei Tarkovsky.
- The first 90 minutes of the film are in black and white because angels only see different shades of gray. The film becomes color simultaneously with Damiel's fall to Earth. At the same time as the fall, Damiel's speech changes – from a lofty 'angelic' style to ordinary speech.
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