Robert Wiene
German film director (1873-1938) · Hungary · On the map · Directors · Died at 65
Robert Wiene was a German film director, screenwriter and producer, active during the silent era. He is widely-known for directing the landmark 1920 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.
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1938Died15 July 1938
UltimatumFilm, 1938Director, Producer1934
A Night in VeniceFilm, Director, Writer1931
Panic in ChicagoFilm, Director1928
Leontines EhemännerFilm, Director1927
Die berühmte FrauFilm, Director1925The Knight of the RoseFilm, Director, Writer1924
The Film in the FilmFilm1922Die höllische MachtFilm, Director1921
A Woman's RevengeFilm, Director, Writer1920
Das Blut der AhnenFilm, Writer1919
Her SportFilm, Writer1917Der standhafte BenjaminFilm, Director, Writer1916Life is a DreamFilm, Director, Writer1913
Die Waffen der JugendFilm, Director, Writer1873Born27 April 1873
UltimatumFilm, 1938Director, Producer1934A Night in VeniceFilm, Director, Writer1931Panic in ChicagoFilm, Director1928Leontines EhemännerFilm, Director1927Die berühmte FrauFilm, Director1925The Knight of the RoseFilm, Director, Writer1924The Film in the FilmFilm1922Die höllische MachtFilm, Director1921A Woman's RevengeFilm, Director, Writer1920Das Blut der AhnenFilm, Writer1919Her SportFilm, Writer1917Der standhafte BenjaminFilm, Director, Writer1916Life is a DreamFilm, Director, Writer1913Die Waffen der JugendFilm, Director, Writer1873Born27 April 1873People around Robert
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Conrad Veidt Robert directed The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Henny Porten Robert directed I.N.R.I. and The Robber Bride
Fritz Kortner Robert directed The Hands of Orlac (1924)
Heinrich Schroth Robert directed The Queen's Secretary (1916)
Elsa Wagner Robert directed The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Oskar Messter Produced Life is a Dream (1916)
Paul Biensfeldt Robert directed The Canned Bride (1915)
Friedrich Feher Robert directed The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski Robert directed The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Margarete Kupfer Robert directed Frau Eva and The Canned Bride
Rudolf Biebrach Directed Her Sport and Monika Vogelsang
Guido Herzfeld Robert directed I.N.R.I. and The Canned Bride
Bruno Decarli Robert directed Fear and The Man in the Mirror
Emil Rameau Robert directed The Man in the Mirror (1917)- Max Kronert Robert directed I.N.R.I. (1923)
Lili Damita Robert directed The Famous Woman (1927)
Werner Krauss Robert directed The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
John Gottowt Robert directed Genuine (1920)
Ossip Runitsch Robert directed The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning (1923)
Anton Edthofer Robert directed The Guardsman (1926)
Oskar Sima Robert directed The Other and A Night in Venice
Carmen Cartellieri Robert directed The Hands of Orlac (1924)
Rudolf Meinert Produced Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 2. Teil: Die verbotene Stadt (1920)
Mathilde Sussin Robert directed I.N.R.I. and The Famous Woman
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
110 credits on file
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About this person
Following the Nazi rise to power in Germany, Wiene, who was of Jewish descent, fled into exile.
Country
Hungary
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1873 to 1938 · aged 65
