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You can watch Wings of Desire (1987) for free on Kanopy.
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.
Wings of Desire is a film that explores themes of berlin, germany, dreams, library. It also touches on circus and angel and berlin wall.
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Director
Wim Wenders
Cast
Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois, Peter Falk, Hans Martin Stier, Elmar Wilms, Sigurd Rachman, Beatrice Manowski, Bruno Rosaz
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Wings of Desire
You can watch Wings of Desire (1987) for free on Kanopy.
IMDb
7.8/10
RT Critics
95%
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Director
Wim Wenders
Cast
Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois, Peter Falk, Hans Martin Stier, Elmar Wilms, Sigurd Rachman, Beatrice Manowski, Bruno Rosaz
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Wings of Desire is streaming on Max. Watch Wings of Desire for free on Kanopy. Wings of Desire is streaming on Criterion Channel. Wings of Desire is not currently available on Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video, Apple TV+. Availability last verified April 7, 2026.