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Robert Wiene(1873-1938)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Robert Wiene
Robert Wiene was born on 24 April 1873 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a writer and director, known for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Das wandernde Licht (1916) and Polizeiakte 909 (1933). He died on 17 July 1938 in Paris, France.
BornApril 24, 1873
DiedJuly 17, 1938(65)
BornApril 24, 1873
DiedJuly 17, 1938(65)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
8.0
  • Director
  • 1920
Henny Porten in Das wandernde Licht (1916)
Das wandernde Licht
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1916
Polizeiakte 909 (1933)
Polizeiakte 909
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1933
L'autre (1930)
L'autre
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1930

Credits

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Writer

  • A Night in Venice (1934)
    A Night in Venice
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1934
  • Polizeiakte 909 (1933)
    Polizeiakte 909
    5.2
    • writer
    • 1933
  • L'autre (1930)
    L'autre
    5.5
    • adaptation
    • 1930
  • Strauss, the Waltz King (1928)
    Strauss, the Waltz King
    • manuscript
    • 1928
  • The Knight of the Rose (1925)
    The Knight of the Rose
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1925
  • Die Macht der Finsternis
    • Writer
    • 1924
  • Crown of Thorns (1923)
    Crown of Thorns
    6.2
    • writer
    • 1923
  • Crime and Punishment (1923)
    Crime and Punishment
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1923
  • Das Abenteuer des Dr. Kircheisen
    • Writer
    • 1921
  • Die Jungfrau von Kynast
    • Writer
    • 1921
  • Die Rache einer Frau (1921)
    Die Rache einer Frau
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1921
  • Fern Andra and Josef Fenneker in Die Nacht der Königin Isabeau (1920)
    Die Nacht der Königin Isabeau
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1920
  • Das Blut der Ahnen
    • Writer
    • 1920
  • Nils Olaf Chrisander, Lil Dagover, Karl Gerhardt, and Josef Fenneker in Die Jagd nach dem Tode (1920)
    Die Jagd nach dem Tode
    • Writer
    • 1920
  • Die Jagd nach dem Tode 2.Teil: Die verbotene Stadt
    • Writer
    • 1920

Director

  • Somnambulist (2025)
    Somnambulist
    • Director
    • 2025
  • Erich von Stroheim, Raymond Aimos, and Dita Parlo in Ultimatum (1938)
    Ultimatum
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1938
  • A Night in Venice (1934)
    A Night in Venice
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Polizeiakte 909 (1933)
    Polizeiakte 909
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Panic in Chicago (1931)
    Panic in Chicago
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Dina Gralla and Joseph Schmidt in Eight Days of Happiness (1931)
    Eight Days of Happiness
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Nuits de Venise (1931)
    Nuits de Venise
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1931
  • L'autre (1930)
    L'autre
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Heinrich George, Fritz Kortner, Paul Lindau, Käthe von Nagy, Robert Wiene, Josef Fenneker, and Paul Glass in Der Andere (1930)
    Der Andere
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Unfug der Liebe (1928)
    Unfug der Liebe
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Georg Alexander, Max Glass, Claire Rommer, Adele Sandrock, Robert Wiene, and Josef Fenneker in Leontines Ehemänner (1928)
    Leontines Ehemänner
    4.3
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Scandal in Paris
    3.6
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Die große Abenteuerin (1928)
    Die große Abenteuerin
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Lili Damita in Die berühmte Frau (1927)
    Die berühmte Frau
    3.8
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Die Geliebte (1927)
    Die Geliebte
    3.5
    • Director
    • 1927

Producer

  • Erich von Stroheim, Raymond Aimos, and Dita Parlo in Ultimatum (1938)
    Ultimatum
    5.1
    • producer
    • 1938
  • Webster Booth in The Robber Symphony (1936)
    The Robber Symphony
    6.9
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Polizeiakte 909 (1933)
    Polizeiakte 909
    5.2
    • producer
    • 1933
  • L'autre (1930)
    L'autre
    5.5
    • producer
    • 1930
  • Die Königin von Moulin Rouge
    4.0
    • executive producer
    • 1926
  • The Knight of the Rose (1925)
    The Knight of the Rose
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1925
  • Der Puppenmacher von Kiang-Ning (1923)
    Der Puppenmacher von Kiang-Ning
    4.8
    • producer
    • 1923
  • Satanas (1919)
    Satanas
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1919

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 24, 1873
    • Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
  • Died
    • July 17, 1938
    • Paris, France(cancer)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Former stage actor, writer and director, graduate of Vienna University, who first worked in films from 1913. Had a reputation as a director of melodramas, before his making his most famous picture, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), which is considered one of the best examples of German expressionism. His other noteworthy effort in the same vein was the horror film The Hands of Orlac (1924). Wiene escaped Nazi persecution by seeking exile in France, where he died in 1938.

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