Robert Wiene

Director

Born: April 25, 1873 (65 years old)

Died: July 17, 1938

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (6)

• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920, ★ 7.9)
• The Hands of Orlac (1924, ★ 6.9)
• Crime and Punishment (1923, ★ 6.5)
• Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (1920, ★ 5.5)
• Fear (1917, ★ 5.4)
• I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity (1923, ★ 5.1)