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An Angel on Wheels
An Angel on Wheels

An Angel on Wheels

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Heralded racing driver Pierre Chaillot has never noticed the pretty young flight attendant who dotes on him adoringly. But when his fiancée's infidelity drives him to the brink of suicide, Pierre's guardian angel takes the form of this stewardess to urge him to choose life. Though the angel confesses her divinity, Pierre is skeptical of the existence of angels. But, despite their difference, the two bond during her brief sojourn in human form.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

28 August 1959

Country

France

Cast

Romy Schneider

Romy Schneider

Line / The Angel

Henri Vidal

Henri Vidal

Pierre Chaillot

Michèle Mercier

Michèle Mercier

Augusta de Munchenberg

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Michel Barrot

Margarete Haagen

Margarete Haagen

Chief of Angels

Erika von Thellmann

Erika von Thellmann

Aunt Augusta

Ernst Waldow

Ernst Waldow

Corelli

Jean Tissier

Jean Tissier

Presenter

Pierre Sergeol

Pierre Sergeol

Commissioner

Franz-Otto Krüger

Franz-Otto Krüger

Dentist

René Worms

René Worms

Valet

Jean Brochard

Jean Brochard

Line's father

Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

Line's mother

Mario Beunat

Mario Beunat

Radio commentator

Albert Dinan

Albert Dinan

Lucien Callamand

Lucien Callamand

Man waiting at wedding

Jean Panisse

Jean Panisse

Gas station attendant

Roland Rodier

Roland Rodier

Tenor Antonio

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