Der Himmel über Berlin
Wings of Desire

Curt Bois, Otto Sander
Der Himmel über Berlin | Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders
BRD/FRA 1987, Berlinale Classics
© Wim Wenders Stiftung 2017

Bruno Ganz
Der Himmel über Berlin | Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders
BRD/FRA 1987, Berlinale Classics
© Wim Wenders Stiftung 2017

Bruno Ganz
Der Himmel über Berlin | Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders
BRD/FRA 1987, Berlinale Classics
© Wim Wenders Stiftung 2017

Solveig Dommartin
Der Himmel über Berlin | Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders
BRD/FRA 1987, Berlinale Classics
© Wim Wenders Stiftung 2017

Bruno Ganz, Otto Sander
Der Himmel über Berlin | Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders
BRD/FRA 1987, Berlinale Classics
© Wim Wenders Stiftung 2017
With
- Bruno Ganz
- Solveig Dommartin
- Otto Sander
- Curt Bois
- Peter Falk
- Hans Martin Stier
- Elmar Wilms
- Sigurd Rachman
Crew
Director | Wim Wenders |
Screenplay | Wim Wenders, Peter Handke, Richard Reitinger |
Cinematography | Henri Alekan |
Editing | Peter Przygodda |
Music | Jürgen Knieper |
Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel, Axel Arft |
Set Construction | Heidi Lüdi |
Special Effects | Fritz Lehmann, Wolfgang Schmidt |
Costumes | Monika Jacobs |
Make-Up | Viktor Leitenbauer |
World Sales
Produced by
Road Movies Filmproduktion
Argos Films
Additional information
Restoration by
Wim Wenders Stiftung, Düsseldorf; Germany
Digital image restoration and Color Grading: ARRI Media Berlin; Germany
Sound restoration: BASIS Berlin Postproduktion, Berlin; Germany
Under supervision of Donata and Wim Wenders

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Wim Wenders
Born in Düsseldorf, Germany in 1945, he discovered his love for cinema in Paris. Having studied at the University of Television and Film Munich between 1967 and 1970, since 1971 he has directed and produced more than 50 films around the world. He also works as a photographer and writer, and has been President of the European Film Academy since 1996. His work screened recently at the Berlinale in 2011 with the 3D dance film Pina and in 2014 with the 3D project Cathedrals of Culture. He lives and works with his wife, Donata, in Berlin.
Filmography (selection)
1969 Summer In The City 1971 Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter 1972 Scharlachrote Buchstabe 1973 Alice in den Städten 1975 Falsche Bewegung 1976 Im Lauf der Zeit 1977 Der amerikanische Freund 1980 Nick's Film - Lightning over Water 1982 Hammett · Der Stand der Dinge 1984 Paris, Texas 1985 Tokyo-Ga 1987 Der Himmel über Berlin 1989 Aufzeichnungen zu Kleidern und Städten 1991 Bis ans Ende der Welt 1993 In weiter Ferne, so nah! 1994 Lisbon Story 1995 Al di là delle nuvole 1996 Die Gebrüder Sklandanowsky 1997 The End of Violence 1998 Buena Vista Social Club · Willie Nelson at the Teatro 2000 The Million Dollar Hotel 2002 Viel passiert - der BAP-Film 2003 The Soul of a Man 2004 Don't come knocking 2008 Palermo Shooting 2010 Pina 2013 Cathedrals of Culture 2014 The Salt of the Earth 2015 Every Thing Will Be Fine
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2018