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Robert Wiene
Director

Robert Wiene

Born April 25, 1873 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]

Died July 17, 1938

2 films

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 2

The Hands of Orlac (1924) movie poster
The Hands of Orlac1924
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) movie poster
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari1920