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Robert Wiene (I) (1873–1938)

Robert Wiene was born on April 24, 1873 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a writer and director, known for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Knight of the Rose (1925) and Das wandernde Licht (1916). He died on July 17, 1938 in Paris, France. See full bio »

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(age 65) in Paris, France

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Known For

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Director
(1920)
The Knight of the Rose
The Knight of the Rose Writer
(1925)
Das wandernde Licht
Das wandernde Licht Writer
(1916)
L'autre
L'autre Writer
(1930)
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 1933 Polizeiakte 909 (writer)
 1930 L'autre (adaptation)
 1928 Strauss, the Waltz King (manuscript)
 1923 Crown of Thorns (writer)
 1923 Crime and Punishment (writer)
 1919 Der verführte Heilige (writer)
 1919 Satanas
 1919 Die Fahrt ins Blaue (writer)
 1919 Schuhputzsalon Rolf G.m.b.H. (Short) (writer)
 1919 Die lebende Tote (writer)
 1919 Guilt (writer)
 1919 Ihr Sport (writer)
 1919 Opfer der Gesellschaft (script)
 1919 Der Mann der Tat (writer)
 1919 Irrungen (writer)
 1919 Der Umweg zur Ehe (writer)
 1918 Die blaue Laterne (writer)
 1918 Die Heimkehr des Odysseus (writer)
 1918 Das Geschlecht derer von Ringwall (screenplay) / (story)
 1918 Auf Probe gestellt (writer)
 1918 Gräfin Küchenfee (writer)
 1917 Frau Eva
 1917 Furcht
 1917 Gefangene Seele (writer)
 1917 Verheiratete Junggesellen (Short)
 1917 Feenhände
 1916 Das Leben ein Traum (Short) (screenplay)
 1916 Der Mann im Spiegel (screenplay)
 1916 Der Schirm mit dem Schwan (screenplay)
 1916 Der Sekretär der Königin (Short) (script)
 1915 Fräulein Barbier (script)
 1915 Zofia (script)
 1915 Poor Mary (Short)
 1913 Die Waffen der Jugend (Short) (writer)
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After World War II historians re-evaluated him as a hack and attributed the brilliance of "Caligari" to everyone involved except the director - a dismissal as undeserved as the extravagant praise. See more »

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