Robert Wiene

Directing

Robert Wiene

Born — Died

1873-04-25 — 1938-07-17

Place of birth

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

Known for

Directing

Credits

41 titles

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

Film credits

Behind the camera

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari poster
7.9

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920

The Hands of Orlac poster
6.9

A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he is horrified to learn they once belonged to a murderer.

The Hands of Orlac

1924

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity poster
5.6

From the director of Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, this is the Passion embedded in a contemporary story. An anarchist jailed for an attempted assassination is told the Passion story by the prison chaplain.

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

1923

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity poster
5.6

From the director of Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, this is the Passion embedded in a contemporary story. An anarchist jailed for an attempted assassination is told the Passion story by the prison chaplain.

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

1923

Crime and Punishment poster
6.7

Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

Crime and Punishment

1923

Crime and Punishment poster
6.7

Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

Crime and Punishment

1923

Das Blut der Ahnen poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Das Blut der Ahnen

1920

Ultimatum poster
8.0

About the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the beginning of the First World War. Focuses on the relationship between a Serbian officer and his Austrian-born wife and their involvement in espionage between the countries.

Ultimatum

1938

Ultimatum poster
8.0

About the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the beginning of the First World War. Focuses on the relationship between a Serbian officer and his Austrian-born wife and their involvement in espionage between the countries.

Ultimatum

1938

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Die Hindernisehe

1919

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Die Hindernisehe

1919

Monika Vogelsang poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Monika Vogelsang

1920

A Woman's Revenge poster
7.0

In order to punish her cold, brutal aristocratic husband for murdering her lover, a woman becomes a common prostitute to shame him.

A Woman's Revenge

1921

A Woman's Revenge poster
7.0

In order to punish her cold, brutal aristocratic husband for murdering her lover, a woman becomes a common prostitute to shame him.

A Woman's Revenge

1921

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NR

a silent movie by Robert Wiene

Lehmann's Honeymoon

1916

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NR

a silent movie by Robert Wiene

Lehmann's Honeymoon

1916

Countess Kitchenmaid poster
9.0

Henny Porten plays the dual role of a rather indecorous Countess and her kitchen maid Karoline Blum, an amateur actress.

Countess Kitchenmaid

1918

Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire poster
5.5

Since completing a portrait of Genuine, a high priestess, Percy becomes irritable and withdrawn. He loses interest in painting and refuses to see his friends, preferring to spend his time alone with the portrait in his study. After turning down a wealthy patron's offer to buy the picture, Percy falls asleep while reading stories of Genuine's life. Genuine comes to life from the painting and escapes.

Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire

1920

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9.0

A silent movie by Robert Wiene

Life is a Dream

1916

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9.0

A silent movie by Robert Wiene

Life is a Dream

1916

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NR

a silent movie by Robert Wiene

Dear Eva

1914

Panic in the House of Ardon poster
NR

A crime syndicate targets the wife of a chemist to gain access to her husband's research.

Panic in the House of Ardon

1920

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9.0

a silent movie by Robert Wiene

Die drei Tänze der Mary Wilford

1920

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9.0

a silent movie by Robert Wiene

Die drei Tänze der Mary Wilford

1920

Die berühmte Frau poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Die berühmte Frau

1927

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7.0

A silent movie by Robert Wiene.

The Queen's Secretary

1916

No artwork available
7.0

A silent movie by Robert Wiene.

The Queen's Secretary

1916

The Prosecutor Hallers poster
10.0

The simultaneously filmed French language version of the 1930 German film The Other. A psychological drama based on the popular Jekyll and Hyde theme involving a strict legal official.

The Prosecutor Hallers

1930

The Prosecutor Hallers poster
10.0

The simultaneously filmed French language version of the 1930 German film The Other. A psychological drama based on the popular Jekyll and Hyde theme involving a strict legal official.

The Prosecutor Hallers

1930

Fear poster
5.3

A millionaire steals an ancient idol causing some natives call upon him a terrible curse.

Fear

1917

Fear poster
5.3

A millionaire steals an ancient idol causing some natives call upon him a terrible curse.

Fear

1917

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NR

a silent movie by Robert Wiene

Ein gefährliches Spiel

1919

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NR

a silent movie by Robert Wiene

Ein gefährliches Spiel

1919

Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 1. Teil poster
9.0

The American engineer McAllan is appointed site manager for a major project in Asia. He is to oversee the branch line of the railway line from Calcutta to Beijing. One day, the railway company in question called him to Calcutta for an interview: they were planning to stop running the branch line for cost reasons. However, McAllan is passionate about the project and uses all his powers of persuasion not to just call off construction. In fact, the construction work will continue, and the engineer is even willing to vouch for it with his private fortune.

Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 1. Teil

1920

Irrungen poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Irrungen

1919

Der Liebesbrief der Königin poster
NR

a silent movie by Robert Wiene

Der Liebesbrief der Königin

1917

Der Liebesbrief der Königin poster
NR

a silent movie by Robert Wiene

Der Liebesbrief der Königin

1917

No artwork available
8.0

a silent movie by Robert Wiene

The Woman on the Rack

1928

Der Mann der Tat poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Der Mann der Tat

1918

The Robber Bride poster
NR

a silent movie by Robert Wiene

The Robber Bride

1916