
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
7.9Francis, 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
6.9A 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
7.2The only surviving excerpt of a documentary on film production in Weimar Germany, featuring the different personalities of several famous directors of the era at work on the set including Fritz Lang, Robert Wiene, and E.A. Dupont.
The Film in the Film
1924
5.6From 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
6.7Former 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
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Das Blut der Ahnen
1920
Film credits
Behind the camera
7.9Francis, 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
6.9A 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
5.6From 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
5.6From 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
6.7Former 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
6.7Former 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
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Das Blut der Ahnen
1920
8.0About 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
8.0About 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
No synopsis available yet.
Die Hindernisehe
1919
No synopsis available yet.
Die Hindernisehe
1919
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Monika Vogelsang
1920
7.0In 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
7.0In 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 silent movie by Robert Wiene
Lehmann's Honeymoon
1916
a silent movie by Robert Wiene
Lehmann's Honeymoon
1916
9.0Henny Porten plays the dual role of a rather indecorous Countess and her kitchen maid Karoline Blum, an amateur actress.
Countess Kitchenmaid
1918
5.5Since 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
A silent movie by Robert Wiene
Life is a Dream
1916
A silent movie by Robert Wiene
Life is a Dream
1916
a silent movie by Robert Wiene
Dear Eva
1914
NRA crime syndicate targets the wife of a chemist to gain access to her husband's research.
Panic in the House of Ardon
1920
a silent movie by Robert Wiene
Die drei Tänze der Mary Wilford
1920
a silent movie by Robert Wiene
Die drei Tänze der Mary Wilford
1920
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Die berühmte Frau
1927
A silent movie by Robert Wiene.
The Queen's Secretary
1916
A silent movie by Robert Wiene.
The Queen's Secretary
1916
10.0The 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
10.0The 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
5.3A millionaire steals an ancient idol causing some natives call upon him a terrible curse.
Fear
1917
5.3A millionaire steals an ancient idol causing some natives call upon him a terrible curse.
Fear
1917
a silent movie by Robert Wiene
Ein gefährliches Spiel
1919
a silent movie by Robert Wiene
Ein gefährliches Spiel
1919
9.0The 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
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Irrungen
1919
NRa silent movie by Robert Wiene
Der Liebesbrief der Königin
1917
NRa silent movie by Robert Wiene
Der Liebesbrief der Königin
1917
a silent movie by Robert Wiene
The Woman on the Rack
1928
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Der Mann der Tat
1918
NRa silent movie by Robert Wiene
The Robber Bride
1916
