Paul Leni
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Birth Place
Germany
Born
July 08, 1885
Died
September 03, 2029
Cause of Death
Blood Poisoning
Biography
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Former avant-garde painter and poster/set designer who began his film career as artistic adviser to German director Joe May. Leni directed his first film in 1916 and is best known for the expressionist classic, "Three Wax Works" (1924). He arrived in Hollywood in 1927 and made four influential horror films for Universal before his premature death from septicemia....
Biography
Former avant-garde painter and poster/set designer who began his film career as artistic adviser to German director Joe May. Leni directed his first film in 1916 and is best known for the expressionist classic, "Three Wax Works" (1924). He arrived in Hollywood in 1927 and made four influential horror films for Universal before his premature death from septicemia.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
The Last Warning
(1929)
Director
The Man Who Laughs
(1928)
Director
The Cat and the Canary
(1927)
Director
The Chinese Parrot
(1927)
Director
Rebus Film Nr. 1 - 8
(1926)
Director
Das Wachsfigurenkabinett
(1924)
Director
Waxworks
(1924)
Director
Die Verschworung zu Genua
(1921)
Director
Hintertreppe
(1921)
Director
Patience
(1920)
Director
Prinz Kuckuck
(1919)
Director
Die Platonische Ehe
(1918)
Director
Dornroschen
(1917)
Director
Das Ratsel von Bangalor
(1917)
Director
Prima vera
(1917)
Director
Der Feldarzt
(1916)
Director
Writer (Feature Film)
Die Weisse Pfau
(1920)
Screenwriter
Das Ratsel von Bangalor
(1917)
Screenwriter
Art Director (Feature Film)
Fiaker Nr. 13
(1926)
Art Direction
Manon Lescaut
(1926)
Art Direction
Der Goldene Schmetterling
(1926)
Art Direction
Der Farmer aus Texas
(1925)
Art Direction
Der Tanzer meiner Frau
(1925)
Art Direction
Die Frau von vierzig Jahren
(1925)
Art Direction
Das Wachsfigurenkabinett
(1924)
Art Direction
Tragodie der Liebe
(1923)
Art Direction
Frauenopfer
(1922)
Art Direction
Die Verschworung zu Genua
(1921)
Art Direction
Kinder der Finsternis 1: Der Mann aus Neapel
(1921)
Art Direction
Lady Hamilton
(1921)
Art Direction
Die Geier-Wally
(1921)
Art Direction
Hintertreppe
(1921)
Art Direction
Kinder der Finsternis 2: Kampfende Welten
(1921)
Art Direction
Die Weisse Pfau
(1920)
Art Direction
Patience
(1920)
Art Direction
Prinz Kuckuck
(1919)
Art Direction
Der Fall Rosentopf
(1918)
Art Direction
Veritas Vincit
(1918)
Art Direction
Die Platonische Ehe
(1918)
Art Direction
Dornroschen
(1917)
Art Direction
Der Ring der Giuditta Foscari
(1917)
Art Direction
Der Blusenkonig
(1917)
Art Direction
Prima vera
(1917)
Art Direction
Das Ratsel von Bangalor
(1917)
Art Direction
Der Feldarzt
(1916)
Art Direction
Der Katzenteg
(1915)
Art Direction
Das Achte gebot. Du sollst nicht falsch Zeugnis neden wider deinen Nachsten
(1915)
Art Direction
Das Panzergewolbe
(1914)
Art Direction
Costume-Wardrobe (Feature Film)
Manon Lescaut
(1926)
Costume Designer
Lady Hamilton
(1921)
Costume Designer
Die Platonische Ehe
(1918)
Costume Designer
Dornroschen
(1917)
Costume Designer
Art Director (Short)
Ein Ausgestossener 1. Teil: Der junge Chef
(1913)
Art Direction
Ein Ausgestossener 2. Teil: Der ewige Friede
(1913)
Art Direction
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