Robert Wiene

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

April 25, 1873

Died

July 17, 1938 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Also Known As

  • 로베르트 비네

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.

Known For

Directing