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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 ForDirecting
BornApril 25, 1873
DiedJuly 17, 1938 (65)
Place of BirthBreslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
