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Robert Wiene

Robert Wiene

Director and writer, also producer · Died July 17, 1938, aged 65 · 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 25, 1873
Died
July 17, 1938 (aged 65)
From
Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
Works as
Director and writer, also producer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 78 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 36% in 30 days

What are Robert Wiene's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
31%
Self
27%
Bonds
20%
Morality
12%
Power
10%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Dread
2
Romantic
1
Melancholic
1
Warm
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Robert Wiene's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Wiene's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

78 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Kitsune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Thanks

  • Ultimatum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director · Producer

  • Police File 909 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • A Night in Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director · Writer

  • A Night in Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Typhoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Director · Writer

  • Panic in Chicago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • The Love Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • Venetian Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Director

  • The Prosecutor Hallers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director · Adaptation · Producer

  • The Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Director

  • Unfug der Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Leontines Ehemänner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The Woman on the Rack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • The Amateur Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Director

  • Die berühmte Frau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Die Geliebte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    Director

  • Die Königin von Moulin Rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • The Guardsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Director

  • The Knight of the Rose(1925)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Boarding House Groonen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Director

  • The Hands of Orlac(1924)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Die Macht der Finsternis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Writer

  • I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • The Doll Maker of Kiang-Ning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director · Producer

  • Crime and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Director · Writer

  • Die höllische Macht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Director

  • Das Abenteuer des Dr. Kircheisen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Writer

  • Das Spiel mit dem Feuer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director

  • A Woman's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Director · Writer

  • The Night of Queen Isabeau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Das Blut der Ahnen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

  • Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 1. Teil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Screenplay

  • Die Jagd nach dem Tode - 2. Teil: Die verbotene Stadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

  • Panic in the House of Ardon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director

  • Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director

  • Die drei Tänze der Mary Wilford (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director · Writer

  • Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Director

  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari(1920)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Satan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

  • Monika Vogelsang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Writer

  • Ein gefährliches Spiel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director · Writer

  • Die beiden Gatten der Frau Ruth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Writer

  • Her Sport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Writer

  • Irrungen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Writer

  • Die Hindernisehe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director · Writer

  • Der verführte Heilige (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Director · Writer

  • Opfer der Gesellschaft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    Screenplay

  • Die Dame, der Teufel und die Probiermamsell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Screenplay

  • Der Mann der Tat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Writer

  • Die Heimkehr des Odysseus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Writer

  • Agnes Arnau und ihre drei Freier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Writer

  • Das Geschlecht derer von Ringwall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Writer

  • Auf Probe gestellt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Screenplay

  • Countess Kitchenmaid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Writer

  • The Giant's Fist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Writer

  • Veilchen Nr. 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Writer

  • Gefangene Seele (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Writer

  • Die Prinzessin von Neutralien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Writer

  • Der Liebesbrief der Königin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Writer

  • Der standhafte Benjamin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Writer

  • Die Ehe der Luise Rohrbach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Writer

  • Der wandernde Blumentopf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • Lehmann's Honeymoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director · Writer

  • The Robber Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director · Writer

  • Das wandernde Licht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director · Writer

  • Der Schirm mit dem Schwan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Writer

  • Frau Eva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director · Writer

  • Life is a Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Man in the Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director · Writer

  • The Queen's Secretary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director · Writer

  • Der springende Hirsch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director · Writer

  • Die Konservenbraut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director

  • Arme Maria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Writer

  • Lotteken's Campaign (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Writer

  • Dear Eva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Director

  • Die Waffen der Jugend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1913)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 78 titles from 1913 to 2016.

Biggest box office

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

$9.3K worldwide

Highest rated

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing52 of 78: 24 only directing, 28 with another roleWriting50 of 78: 25 only writing, 25 with another roleProducing5 of 78: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleEditing1 of 78: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 78: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

78 titles, 28 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 25 of them.

By decade

1910s37 · crew1920s30 · crew1930s10 · crew2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Robert Wiene's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 1 is Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · director

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Robert Wiene work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Wiene's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Louis Nerz shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers