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Uniform Title Himmel über Berlin (Motion picture)
Title Wings of desire / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; produced by Road Movies, Berlin and Argos Films, Paris ; in association with Westdeutscher Rundfunk ; a film by Wim Wenders ; executive producer, Ingrid Windisch ; produced by Wim Wenders and Anatole Dauman ; written by Wim Wenders in collaboration with Peter Handke, additional script work by Richard Reitinger ; directed by Wim Wenders.

Publication Info. Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment, [2003]
©2003

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  DVD WINGS OF DESIRE    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult FOREIGN DVD  DVD FOREIGN-GER-W    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - DVDs  DVD W    Check Shelf
Edition Special edition.
Description 1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details DVD ; NTSC, Region 1; 16:9 widescreen presentation; Dolby 5.1 or stereo surround.
Cast Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois, Peter Falk.
Credits Director of photography, Henri Alekan ; editor, Peter Pryzgodda ; music, Jürgen Knieper ; art director, Heidi Lüdi.
Summary A romantic fantasy about an angel who wishes he were mortal and is willing to fall from the sky if it means a chance to fall in love. Set in modern day Berlin, the film follows angel Damiel's path from heavenly flight to earthly delight in a manner that's comical, touching and entertaining.
Contents Special features: Optional audio commentary with director Wim Wenders and actor Peter Falk ; 'Angels among us' documentary ; interactive map ; deleted scenes with director's commentary ; original advertising and artwork ; original theatrical trailers (German and U.S.).
Audience MPAA rating: PG-13.
Note Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
Awards Best director-Cannes Film Festival, 1987.
Language In German or English ; optional English, French or Spanish language subtitles ; English closed-captions.
Note GMD: videorecording.
Subject Angels -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Circus performers -- Germany -- 20th century -- Drama.
Berlin (Germany) -- 20th century -- Drama.
Genre/Form Feature films.
Fantasy films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author Wenders, Wim. Screenwriter. Director.
Dauman, Anatole, 1925-1998.
Handke, Peter. Screenwriter.
Reitinger, Richard.
Ganz, Bruno.
Dommartin, Solveig.
Sander, Otto, 1941-2013.
Bois, Curt.
Falk, Peter, 1927-2011.
Alekan, Henri, 1909-2001.
Pryzgodda, Peter.
Knieper, Jürgen. Composer.
Lüdi, Heidi.
Road Movies Filmproduktion.
Argos Films.
Westdeutscher Rundfunk.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
Note Sky over Berlin
ISBN 0792856163
9780792856160
Standard No. 027616887450
Music No. 1004704 MGM Home Entertainment
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