Wings of Desire
Falk appeared in "The Great Muppet Caper", "The Princess Bride", "Murder by Death", "The Cheap Detective", "Vibes", "Made", and in Wim Wenders' 1987 German language film "Wings of Desire" and its 1993 sequel, "Faraway, So Close!." In "Wings of Desire", Falk played a semi-fictionalized version of himself, a famous American actor who had once been an angel, but who had grown disillusioned with only observing life on Earth and had in turn given up his immortality. Falk described the role as "the craziest thing that I've ever been offered", but he earned critical acclaim for his supporting performance in the film.