Robert Wiene

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.

Most Famous Work

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

(1920) Director

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The Hands of Orlac

(1924) Director

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Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

(1920) Director

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The Knight of the Rose

(1925) Writer

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Unfug der Liebe

(1928) Director

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The Prosecutor Hallers

(1930) Adaptation

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Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen

(1920) Director

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Die Hindernisehe

(1919) Writer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1924	Himself	The Film in the Film 1924-06-26 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2016	Thanks	Kitsune 2016-10-29 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1938	Director	Ultimatum 1938-10-27 Movie
1934	Director	Police File 909 1934-07-27 Movie
	Director	A Night in Venice 1934-02-01 Movie
	Director	A Night in Venice 1934-01-12 Movie
1933	Director	Typhoon 1933-08-25 Movie
1931	Director	Panic in Chicago 1931-06-22 Movie
	Director	The Love Express 1931-05-04 Movie
	Director	Venetian Nights 1931-02-27 Movie
1930	Director	The Prosecutor Hallers 1930-08-31 Movie
	Director	The Other 1930-08-11 Movie
1928	Director	Unfug der Liebe 1928-10-13 Movie
	Director	Leontines Ehemänner 1928-09-24 Movie
	Director	The Woman on the Rack 1928-09-12 Movie
	Director	The Amateur Adventure 1928-04-14 Movie
1927	Director	Die berühmte Frau 1927-10-29 Movie
	Director	Die Geliebte 1927-02-10 Movie
1926	Director	Die Königin von Moulin Rouge 1926-10-04 Movie
	Director	The Guardsman 1926-01-15 Movie
1925	Director	The Knight of the Rose 1925-12-09 Movie
	Director	Boarding House Groonen 1925-01-09 Movie
1924	Director	The Hands of Orlac 1924-09-24 Movie
1923	Director	I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity 1923-12-24 Movie
	Director	The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning 1923-11-01 Movie
	Director	Crime and Punishment 1923-10-26 Movie
1922	Director	Die höllische Macht 1922-12-21 Movie
1921	Director	Playing with fire 1921-05-19 Movie
	Director	A Woman's Revenge 1921-04-14 Movie
1920	Director	The Night of Queen Isabeau 1920-11-18 Movie
	Director	Panic in the House of Ardon 1920-10-04 Movie
	Director	Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire 1920-09-02 Movie
	Director	Die drei Tänze der Mary Wilford 1920-04-01 Movie
	Director	Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen 1920-03-27 Movie
	Director	The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920-02-27 Movie
1919	Director	Ein gefährliches Spiel 1919-11-26 Movie
	Director	Die Hindernisehe 1919-01-31 Movie
	Director	Der verführte Heilige 1919-01-01 Movie
1917	Director	Veilchen Nr. 4 1917-10-01 Movie
	Director	Der Liebesbrief der Königin 1917-03-30 Movie
	Director	Der standhafte Benjamin 1917-03-23 Movie
	Director	Fear 1917-03-06 Movie
1916	Director	Der wandernde Blumentopf 1916-11-01 Movie
	Director	Lehmann's Honeymoon 1916-11-01 Movie
	Director	The Robber Bride 1916-09-29 Movie
	Director	Das wandernde Licht 1916-09-01 Movie
	Director	Frau Eva 1916-02-01 Movie
	Director	Life is a Dream 1916-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Queen's Secretary 1916-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Man in the Mirror 1916-01-01 Movie
1915	Director	Der springende Hirsch 1915-09-03 Movie
	Director	Die Konservenbraut 1915-06-21 Movie
1914	Director	Dear Eva 1914-01-01 Movie
1913	Director	Die Waffen der Jugend 1913-01-10 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1938	Producer	Ultimatum 1938-10-27 Movie
1934	Producer	Police File 909 1934-07-27 Movie
1930	Producer	The Prosecutor Hallers 1930-08-31 Movie
1926	Executive Producer	Die Königin von Moulin Rouge 1926-10-04 Movie
1923	Producer	The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning 1923-11-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1934	Writer	Police File 909 1934-07-27 Movie
	Writer	A Night in Venice 1934-02-01 Movie
1933	Writer	Typhoon 1933-08-25 Movie
1930	Adaptation	The Prosecutor Hallers 1930-08-31 Movie
1925	Writer	The Knight of the Rose 1925-12-09 Movie
1924	Writer	Die Macht der Finsternis 1924-06-15 Movie
1923	Writer	I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity 1923-12-24 Movie
	Writer	Crime and Punishment 1923-10-26 Movie
1921	Writer	Das Abenteuer des Dr. Kircheisen 1921-09-22 Movie
	Writer	A Woman's Revenge 1921-04-14 Movie
1920	Screenplay	The Night of Queen Isabeau 1920-11-18 Movie
	Writer	Das Blut der Ahnen 1920-11-05 Movie
	Screenplay	Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 1. Teil 1920-10-22 Movie
	Writer	Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 2. Teil: Die verbotene Stadt 1920-10-22 Movie
	Writer	Die drei Tänze der Mary Wilford 1920-04-01 Movie
	Writer	Satanas 1920-01-30 Movie
	Writer	Monika Vogelsang 1920-01-02 Movie
1919	Writer	Ein gefährliches Spiel 1919-11-26 Movie
	Writer	Die beiden Gatten der Frau Ruth 1919-07-25 Movie
	Writer	Her Sport 1919-04-12 Movie
	Writer	Irrungen 1919-02-14 Movie
	Writer	Die Hindernisehe 1919-01-31 Movie
	Writer	Der verführte Heilige 1919-01-01 Movie
1918	Screenplay	Die Dame, der Teufel und die Probiermamsell 1918-12-16 Movie
	Writer	Die Heimkehr des Odysseus 1918-10-25 Movie
	Writer	Agnes Arnau und ihre drei Freier 1918-05-24 Movie
	Writer	Das Geschlecht derer von Ringwall 1918-04-19 Movie
	Screenplay	Auf Probe gestellt 1918-03-15 Movie
	Writer	Countess Kitchenmaid 1918-01-18 Movie
1917	Writer	The Giant's Fist 1917-11-18 Movie
	Writer	Gefangene Seele 1917-08-31 Movie
	Writer	Die Prinzessin von Neutralien 1917-06-01 Movie
	Writer	Der Liebesbrief der Königin 1917-03-30 Movie
	Writer	Der standhafte Benjamin 1917-03-23 Movie
	Writer	Fear 1917-03-06 Movie
	Writer	Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach 1917-02-02 Movie
1916	Writer	Lehmann's Honeymoon 1916-11-01 Movie
	Writer	The Robber Bride 1916-09-29 Movie
	Writer	Das wandernde Licht 1916-09-01 Movie
	Writer	Der Schirm mit dem Schwan 1916-04-09 Movie
	Writer	Frau Eva 1916-02-01 Movie
	Writer	The Man in the Mirror 1916-01-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Life is a Dream 1916-01-01 Movie
	Writer	The Queen's Secretary 1916-01-01 Movie
1915	Writer	Der springende Hirsch 1915-09-03 Movie
	Writer	Arme Maria 1915-05-07 Movie
	Writer	Lotteken's Campaign 1915-01-01 Movie
1913	Writer	Die Waffen der Jugend 1913-01-10 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1923	Editor	I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity 1923-12-24 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv