---
title: 'Angel Heart (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alan Parker'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/angel-heart-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092563/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Angel Heart (1987)

1987 · R · 113 min · Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Crime · United Kingdom, United States, Canada


## Synopsis

Angel Heart is a 1987 neo-noir psychological horror film, an adaptation of William Hjortsberg's 1978 novel Falling Angel. The film is written and directed by Alan Parker, and stars Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet and Charlotte Rampling. It is an international co-production between the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. Harry Angel (Rourke), a New York City private investigator, is hired to solve the mysterious disappearance of a singer known as Johnny Favorite. His investigation takes him to New Orleans, where he becomes embroiled in a series of brutal murders.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alan Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-parker)
- **Screenplay:** [Alan Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-parker)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Trevor Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-jones)
- **Producer:** [Elliott Kastner](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliott-kastner), [Alan Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-marshall)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Seresin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-seresin)
- **Editor:** [Gerry Hambling](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-hambling)

## Cast

- [Dann Florek](https://cinepixo.com/people/dann-florek)
- [Mickey Rourke](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-rourke)
- [Pruitt Taylor Vince](https://cinepixo.com/people/pruitt-taylor-vince)
- [Mark L. Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-l-taylor)
- [Robert De Niro](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-de-niro) as devil
- [Charlotte Rampling](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-rampling)
- [George Buck](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-buck)
- [Michael Higgins](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-higgins)
- [Elizabeth Whitcraft](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-whitcraft)
- [Kathleen Wilhoite](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-wilhoite)
- [Lisa Bonet](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-bonet)
- [Brownie McGhee](https://cinepixo.com/people/brownie-mcghee)

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