Robert Wiene

Born: 1873-04-25

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.

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The Film in the Film

as Himself
Released: 1924-06-26

The only surviving excerpt of a documentary on film production in Weimar Germany, featuring the...

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