An Angel on Wheels

An Angel on Wheels

87 mins | Comedy, Romance, Fantasy | Aug. 28, 1959

This romantic comedy pairs Romy Schneider with French star Henry Vidal, and they make quite a sweet couple in this love story. Schneider plays Vidal's guardian angel who tries to convince him not to marry his rich but mean fiance, but rather fall in love with a stewardess who is secretly in love with him. Things are beginning to become complicated when Schneider herself is robbed of her angelic powers and seems to fail in her mission.

An Angel on Wheels

87 mins | Comedy, Romance, Fantasy | Aug. 28, 1959

An Angel on Wheels
This romantic comedy pairs Romy Schneider with French star Henry Vidal, and they make quite a sweet couple in this love story. Schneider plays Vidal's guardian angel who tries to convince him not to marry his rich but mean fiance, but rather fall in love with a stewardess who is secretly in love with him. Things are beginning to become complicated when Schneider herself is robbed of her angelic powers and seems to fail in her mission.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Regina-Film, Central Cinema Company Film (CCC), Criterion Productions
Original title Ein Engel auf Erden
Directors Mike Mossotti, Mariska Gérard, Géza von Radványi, Olivier Gérard
Writers Géza von Radványi, René Barjavel

Cast

Romy Schneider

as Line

Henri Vidal

as Pierre Chaillot

Michèle Mercier

as Augusta de Munchenberg

Jean-Paul Belmondo

as Michel Barrot

Margarete Haagen

as Chief of Angels

Erika von Thellmann

as Aunt Augusta

Ernst Waldow

as Corelli

Jean Tissier

as Presenter

Pierre Sergeol

as Commissioner

Franz-Otto Krüger

as Dentist

René Worms

as Valet