Robert Wiene Archives

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1919)

Rating: ★★★★

Feb 5, 2001Sinister Hypnotist/German Expressionism

Classic film that was groundbreaking for its designs – all distorted and angular sets, exaggerated shadows – that became defined as German Expressionism and its tale of a sinister hypnotist

Director: Robert Wiene

Actors: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt, Lil Dagover, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, …

Category: Horror

5 February 200113 January 2026 by Roog

Genuine (1920)

Rating: ★★

Apr 12, 2016German Expressionism/Femme Fatale

One of the lesser films made by the director of The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Robert Wiene. Wiene employs the same stark angular sets and exaggerated shadows in the tale of a predatory femme fatale

Director: Robert Wiene

Actors: Fern Andra, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, John Gottowt

Category: Horror

12 April 201625 October 2025 by Roog

The Hands of Orlac (1924)

Rating: ★★★★

Aug 26, 2011Possessed Hands/Silent German Classic

Classic German silent film about a pianist who receives hand transplants and believes they are possessed. Superbly stylised direction from The Cabinet of Dr Caligari director Robert Wiene and with Conrad Veidt putting his all into the contorted mime work

Director: Robert Wiene

Actors: Conrad Veidt

Category: Horror

26 August 20113 November 2025 by Roog