Robert Wiene

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Robert Wiene

Directing April 25, 1873

Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]

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 e…

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

7.9 1920 Movie
The Hands of Orlac

The Hands of Orlac

6.9 1924 Movie
Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

5.5 1920 Movie
Fear

Fear

5.3 1917 Movie
Countess Kitchenmaid

Countess Kitchenmaid

9.0 1918 Movie
Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

6.7 1923 Movie
The Robber Bride

The Robber Bride

1916 Movie
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

5.6 1923 Movie
Leontines Ehemänner

Leontines Ehemänner

9.0 1928 Movie
The Other

The Other

6.4 1930 Movie
Her Sport

Her Sport

9.0 1919 Movie
The Film in the Film

The Film in the Film

7.3 1924 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2016
    Kitsune

    Movie Thanks

  2. 1938
    Ultimatum

    Movie Director

  3. 1934
    Police File 909

    Movie Director

  4. 1934
    A Night in Venice

    Movie Director

  5. 1934
    A Night in Venice

    Movie Director

  6. 1933
    Typhoon

    Movie Director

  7. 1931
    Panic in Chicago

    Movie Director

  8. 1931
    The Love Express

    Movie Director

  9. 1931
    Venetian Nights

    Movie Director

  10. 1930
    The Prosecutor Hallers

    Movie Director

  11. 1930
    The Other

    Movie Director

  12. 1928
    Unfug der Liebe

    Movie Director

  13. 1928
    Leontines Ehemänner

    Movie Director

  14. 1928
    The Woman on the Rack

    Movie Director

  15. 1928
    The Amateur Adventure

    Movie Director

  16. 1927
    Die berühmte Frau

    Movie Director

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  1. 1927
    Die Geliebte

    Movie Director

  2. 1926
    Die Königin von Moulin Rouge

    Movie Director

  3. 1926
    The Guardsman

    Movie Director

  4. 1925
    The Knight of the Rose

    Movie Director

  5. 1925
    Boarding House Groonen

    Movie Director

  6. 1924
    The Hands of Orlac

    Movie Director

  7. 1924
    The Film in the Film

    Movie Self

  8. 1924
    Die Macht der Finsternis

    Movie Writer

  9. 1923
    I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

    Movie Director

  10. 1923
    The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning

    Movie Director

  11. 1923
    Crime and Punishment

    Movie Director

  12. 1922
    Die höllische Macht

    Movie Director

  13. 1921
    Das Abenteuer des Dr. Kircheisen

    Movie Writer

  14. 1921
    Das Spiel mit dem Feuer

    Movie Director

  15. 1921
    A Woman's Revenge

    Movie Director

  16. 1920
    The Night of Queen Isabeau

    Movie Director

  17. 1920
    Das Blut der Ahnen

    Movie Writer

  18. 1920
    Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 1. Teil

    Movie Screenplay

  19. 1920
    Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 2. Teil: Die verbotene Stadt

    Movie Writer

  20. 1920
    Panic in the House of Ardon

    Movie Director

  21. 1920
    Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

    Movie Director

  22. 1920
    Die drei Tänze der Mary Wilford

    Movie Director

  23. 1920
    Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen

    Movie Director

  24. 1920
    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    Movie Director