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Directing

Paul Leni

Career

Active from 1917 to 1928, busiest in 1925 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Paul Leni Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.3, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • German Expressionism 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

44
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1920s

29 titles · average score 72
The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
GoodWatch score 89

Director

The Last Warning
The Last Warning (1928)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Cat and the Canary
The Cat and the Canary (1927)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

The Chinese Parrot
The Chinese Parrot (1927)

Director

Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut (1926)

Costume Design, Set Decoration

Rebus-Film Nr. 1
Rebus-Film Nr. 1 (1925)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Director

Rebus Film Nr. 3
Rebus Film Nr. 3 (1925)

Director

Waxworks
Waxworks (1924)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Art Direction

The Tragedy of Love
The Tragedy of Love (1923)

Art Direction

Backstairs
Backstairs (1921)
GoodWatch score 65

Art Direction, Director

Lady Hamilton
Lady Hamilton (1921)

Production Design

Die Geierwally
Die Geierwally (1921)

Costume Design, Art Direction

1910s

15 titles
Prinz Kuckuck
Prinz Kuckuck (1919)

Director, Production Design

Intoxication
Intoxication (1919)

Art Direction

The Platonic Marriage
The Platonic Marriage (1919)

Director, Art Direction

The Mystery of Bangalore
The Mystery of Bangalore (1918)

Director of Photography, Production Design

The Diary of Dr. Hart
The Diary of Dr. Hart (1918)

Art Direction, Director

Mania
Mania (1918)

Art Direction

Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty (1917)

Art Direction, Director

Der Blusenkönig
Der Blusenkönig (1917)

Art Direction

Ein Ausgestoßener, 2. Teil: Der ewige Friede
Ein Ausgestoßener, 2. Teil: Der ewige Friede (1915)

Set Designer

The Catwalk
The Catwalk (1915)

Art Direction

Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle Villa
Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle Villa (1914)

Art Direction

Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. Teil
Ein Ausgestoßener: 1. Teil (1913)

Art Direction