Robert Wiene

Robert Wiene

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Directing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1873-04-25

  • Day of Death

    1938-07-17 (65 years old)

  • 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.

Acting

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