Robert Wiene
- Directing
- Writing
- Born
- 25 April 1873 (died 17 July 1938)
- Place of birth
- Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
- Known for
- Directing · The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Hands of Orlac, Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire, Crime and Punishment
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
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