Robert Wiene

Robert Wiene

Born 04/24/1873
Vratislav, Slezsko, German Empire

Died 07/17/1938 (65 years old)
Paris, Île de France, France

Biography (1)

Robert Wiene (1873-1938) was one of the most important German silent film makers. He had studied law, but went into theater and then film. After a number of films he found himself in the horror The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Kabinet des Doctor Caligari, 1920). From his dozens of other films we'll name Crime and Punishment (1923), The Hands of Orlac (Orlacs Hände, 1924) and Der Rosenkavalier (1925). Wiene later shot sound films as well, his first being the drama… (more)

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Director

Actor

Movies
1919

Die Spinne

Documentaries
2014

Caligari - Wie der Horror ins Kino kam (TV movie) - a.f.

 

From Caligari to Hitler - a.f.

1925

Der Film im Film

Screenwriter