Production Faraway, So Close!
the fall of berlin wall , german reunification provided impetus sequel. the film features cameo appearances singer lou reed, american actor peter falk, reprising role first film, , former soviet president mikhail gorbachev, of whom play themselves. gorbachev had never acted in film before. appearance rare, not entirely unprecedented politician, australian prime minister gough whitlam , new york mayor john lindsay had appeared in films. heinz rühmann cast, , death in october 1994 made last role. of first 3 weeks of photography went unused in final edit, due influence wings of desire , wenders aversion sequels. cite error: there <ref group=n> tags on page, references not show without {{reflist|group=n}} template (see page).