Robert Wiene
Birthday
1873-04-25
Death date
1938-07-17
Place of Birth
Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
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.