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German film director (1873–1938)

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Robert Wiene (1873–1938) was a German-speaking film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. Born in Wrocław, he held citizenship in Hungary and Czechoslovakia. His notable works include *The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari* and *Crime and Punishment*.

Wiene died in Paris of cancer in 1938. He is buried in the Cimetière parisien de Bagneux.

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Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Crime and punishment
  • Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

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

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

  • The Film in the Film — Self1924

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Country
JP
Active from
2018-04-01

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
42
Total plays
61

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Robert+Wiene">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
( 1873-04-27 ) 27 April 1873, Breslau , Silesia , German Empire
Died
17 July 1938 (1938-07-17) (aged 65), Paris , France
Occupations
Film director screenwriter producer
Years active
1913–1938
Relatives
Conrad Wiene (brother)

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Robert Wiene ( German: [ˈviːnə]; 27 April 1873 – 17 July 1938) was a German film director, screenwriter and producer, active during the silent era. He is widely-known for directing the landmark 1920 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, who was of Jewish descent, fled into exile.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Robert Wiene” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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