Robert Wiene

Biography

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.

Birthday

Apr 25, 1873

Place of birth

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

Deathday

Jul 17, 1938

Also known as

  • 로베르트 비네

Credited in

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