
Person
Robert Wiene
Directing · 1873–1938 · Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
Biography
Robert Wiene was a film director of the German silent cinema. He is particularly known for directing the German silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and a succession of other expressionist films. Wiene also directed a variety of other films of varying styles and genres. Following the Nazi rise to power in Germany, Wiene fled into exile.
Known for

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Director

The Other
Director

The Hands of Orlac
Director

Countess Kitchenmaid
Writer

Crime and Punishment
Director
The Amateur Adventure
Director

The Prosecutor Hallers
Director

Leontines Ehemänner
Director

Monika Vogelsang
Writer
Das Abenteuer des Dr. Kircheisen
Writer
Filmography
- 2016KitsuneThanks
- 1938UltimatumDirector
- 1934Police File 909Director
- 1934A Night in VeniceDirector
- 1934A Night in VeniceDirector
- 1933TyphoonDirector
- 1931Panic in ChicagoDirector
- 1931The Love ExpressDirector
- 1931Venetian NightsDirector
- 1930The Prosecutor HallersDirector
- 1930The OtherDirector
- 1928Unfug der LiebeDirector
- 1928Leontines EhemännerDirector
- 1928The Woman on the RackDirector
- 1928The Amateur AdventureDirector
- 1927Die berühmte FrauDirector
- 1927Die GeliebteDirector
- 1926Die Königin von Moulin RougeExecutive Producer
- 1926The GuardsmanDirector
- 1925The Knight of the RoseDirector
- 1925Boarding House GroonenDirector
- 1924The Hands of OrlacDirector
- 1924The Film in the FilmSelf
- 1924Die Macht der FinsternisWriter
- 1923I.N.R.I. – A Film of HumanityDirector
- 1923The Doll Maker of Kiang-NingProducer
- 1923Crime and PunishmentDirector
- 1922Die höllische MachtDirector
- 1921Das Abenteuer des Dr. KircheisenWriter
- 1921Das Spiel mit dem FeuerDirector
- 1921A Woman's RevengeDirector
- 1920The Night of Queen IsabeauDirector
- 1920Das Blut der AhnenWriter
- 1920Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 2. Teil: Die verbotene StadtWriter
- 1920Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 1. TeilScreenplay
- 1920Panic in the House of ArdonDirector
- 1920Genuine: The Tragedy of a VampireDirector
- 1920Die drei Tänze der Mary WilfordDirector
- 1920Glanz und Elend der KurtisanenDirector
- 1920The Cabinet of Dr. CaligariDirector
- 1920SatanWriter
- 1920Monika VogelsangWriter
- 1919Ein gefährliches SpielDirector
- 1919Die beiden Gatten der Frau RuthWriter
- 1919Her SportWriter
- 1919IrrungenWriter
- 1919Die HinderniseheDirector
- 1919Der verführte HeiligeDirector
- 1919Opfer der GesellschaftScreenplay
- 1918Die Dame, der Teufel und die ProbiermamsellScreenplay
- 1918Die Heimkehr des OdysseusWriter
- 1918Agnes Arnau und ihre drei FreierWriter
- 1918Das Geschlecht derer von RingwallWriter
- 1918Auf Probe gestelltScreenplay
- 1918Countess KitchenmaidWriter
- 1917The Giant's FistWriter
- 1917Veilchen Nr. 4Director
- 1917FearDirector
- 1917Gefangene SeeleWriter
- 1917Die Prinzessin von NeutralienWriter
- 1917Der Liebesbrief der KöniginDirector
- 1917Der standhafte BenjaminWriter
- 1917Die Ehe der Luise RohrbachWriter
- 1916Der wandernde BlumentopfDirector
- 1916Lehmann's HoneymoonDirector
- 1916The Robber BrideWriter
- 1916Das wandernde LichtWriter
- 1916Der Schirm mit dem SchwanWriter
- 1916Frau EvaWriter
- 1916The Man in the MirrorWriter
- 1916Life is a DreamDirector
- 1916The Queen's SecretaryDirector
- 1915Der springende HirschDirector
- 1915Die KonservenbrautDirector
- 1915Arme MariaWriter
- 1915Lotteken's CampaignWriter
- 1914Dear EvaDirector
- 1913Die Waffen der JugendWriter
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