Director • 1873 - 1938

Robert Wiene

Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]

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.... Read full bio →

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Full Name

Robert Wiene

Known For

Directing

Birthday

April 25th, 1873 00:00

Place of Birth

Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]

Died

July 17th, 1938 00:00 (aged 65)

TMDB ID

2991

IMDb ID

nm0927468

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.