Robert Wiene

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.

Known for

The Film in the Film

26 June 1924

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

27 February 1920

The Hands of Orlac

24 September 1924

Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

24 December 1923

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

24 December 1923

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1924	The Film in the Film	Himself

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2016	Kitsune	Thanks
1938	Ultimatum	Director
1938	Ultimatum	Producer
1934	Police File 909	Director
1934	Police File 909	Writer
1934	Police File 909	Producer
1934	A Night in Venice	Director
1934	A Night in Venice	Writer
1934	A Night in Venice	Director
1933	Typhoon	Director
1933	Typhoon	Writer
1931	Panic in Chicago	Director
1931	The Love Express	Director
1931	Venetian Nights	Director
1930	The Other	Director
1930	The Prosecutor Hallers	Director
1930	The Prosecutor Hallers	Adaptation
1930	The Prosecutor Hallers	Producer
1928	The Amateur Adventure	Director
1928	The Woman on the Rack	Director
1928	Unfug der Liebe	Director
1928	Leontines Ehemänner	Director
1927	Die Geliebte	Director
1927	Die berühmte Frau	Director
1926	Die Königin von Moulin Rouge	Executive Producer
1926	Die Königin von Moulin Rouge	Director
1926	The Guardsman	Director
1925	The Knight of the Rose	Director
1925	The Knight of the Rose	Writer
1925	Boarding House Groonen	Director
1924	The Hands of Orlac	Director
1924	Die Macht der Finsternis	Writer
1923	Crime and Punishment	Director
1923	Crime and Punishment	Writer
1923	I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity	Director
1923	I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity	Editor
1923	I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity	Writer
1923	The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning	Producer
1923	The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning	Director
1922	Die höllische Macht	Director
1921	A Woman's Revenge	Director
1921	A Woman's Revenge	Writer
1921	Playing with fire	Director
1921	Das Abenteuer des Dr. Kircheisen	Writer
1920	The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari	Director
1920	Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire	Director
1920	Satanas	Writer
1920	The Night of Queen Isabeau	Director
1920	The Night of Queen Isabeau	Screenplay
1920	Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 2. Teil: Die verbotene Stadt	Writer
1920	Die drei Tänze der Mary Wilford	Director
1920	Panic in the House of Ardon	Director
1920	Die drei Tänze der Mary Wilford	Writer
1920	Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen	Director
1920	Monika Vogelsang	Writer
1920	Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 1. Teil	Screenplay
1920	Das Blut der Ahnen	Writer
1919	Her Sport	Writer
1919	Irrungen	Writer
1919	Der verführte Heilige	Director
1919	Der verführte Heilige	Writer
1919	Ein gefährliches Spiel	Director
1919	Ein gefährliches Spiel	Writer
1919	Die Hindernisehe	Director
1919	Die Hindernisehe	Writer
1919	Opfer der Gesellschaft	Screenplay
1919	Die beiden Gatten der Frau Ruth	Writer
1918	Die Heimkehr des Odysseus	Writer
1918	Countess Kitchenmaid	Writer
1918	Die Dame, der Teufel und die Probiermamsell	Screenplay
1918	Auf Probe gestellt	Screenplay
1918	Agnes Arnau und ihre drei Freier	Writer
1918	Das Geschlecht derer von Ringwall	Writer
1917	Fear	Director
1917	Fear	Writer
1917	The Giant's Fist	Writer
1917	Die Prinzessin von Neutralien	Writer
1917	Veilchen Nr. 4	Director
1917	Der standhafte Benjamin	Writer
1917	Der Liebesbrief der Königin	Director
1917	Der Liebesbrief der Königin	Writer
1917	Der standhafte Benjamin	Director
1917	Gefangene Seele	Writer
1917	Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach	Writer
1916	Der Schirm mit dem Schwan	Writer
1916	The Robber Bride	Writer
1916	The Man in the Mirror	Writer
1916	Life is a Dream	Director
1916	The Robber Bride	Director
1916	Life is a Dream	Screenplay
1916	The Man in the Mirror	Director
1916	Das wandernde Licht	Writer
1916	The Queen's Secretary	Director
1916	The Queen's Secretary	Writer
1916	Das wandernde Licht	Director
1916	Der wandernde Blumentopf	Director
1916	Frau Eva	Writer
1916	Lehmann's Honeymoon	Director
1916	Frau Eva	Director
1916	Lehmann's Honeymoon	Writer
1915	Die Konservenbraut	Director
1915	Lotteken's Campaign	Writer
1915	Der springende Hirsch	Director
1915	Der springende Hirsch	Writer
1915	Arme Maria	Writer
1914	Dear Eva	Director
1913	Die Waffen der Jugend	Writer
1913	Die Waffen der Jugend	Director