Directing
Paul Leni
- Titles
- 38movies
- Career
Active from 1917 to 1928, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 15titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
The Man Who Laughs74/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.3average 2.6
- Uncanny5.3average 2.5
- Mystery7.0average 4.1
- Satire & Parody5.0average 2.3
- Crime6.3average 3.7
- Fantasy4.3average 1.8
- Dark Humor5.3average 2.9
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.3, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.3, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.3, average 2.9
- Adrenaline3.7, average 5.1
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.
Conrad VeidtActorThe Man Who Laughs, Waxworks, Das Rätsel von Bangalor, Patience, Prinz Kuckuck
Wilhelm DiegelmannActorPatience, Die Verschwörung zu Genua, Prinz Kuckuck
Paul BiensfeldtActorWaxworks, Prinz Kuckuck, Sleeping Beauty
Laura La PlanteActorThe Cat and the Canary, The Last Warning
William DieterleActorBackstairs, Waxworks
Max GülstorffActorDie Verschwörung zu Genua, Prinz Kuckuck
Harry LiedtkeActorDas Rätsel von Bangalor, Sleeping Beauty
Fritz KortnerActorBackstairs, Die Verschwörung zu Genua- GGeorg KaiserWriterDie Verschwörung zu Genua, Prinz Kuckuck
- CCarl HoffmannCinematographerPrinz Kuckuck, The Diary of Dr. Hart
E.A. DupontWriterPatience, Der weisse Pfau- WWalter AnthonyWriterThe Man Who Laughs, The Cat and the Canary
Movies and TV shows
371920s
23 titles · average score 68
74
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Director
67
The Last Warning (1928)
Director
69
The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Director
The Chinese Parrot (1927)
Director
Manon Lescaut (1926)
Costume Design, Set Decoration
63
Rebus-Film Nr. 1 (1925)
Director, Writer
Rebus Film Nr. 3 (1925)
Director
65
Waxworks (1924)
Director, Art Direction
The Tragedy of Love (1923)
Art Direction
Backstairs (1921)
Art Direction, Director
Lady Hamilton (1921)
Production Design
Die Geierwally (1921)
Costume Design, Art Direction
1910s
14 titles
Intoxication (1919)
Art Direction
Die platonische Ehe (1919)
Director, Art Direction
Prinz Kuckuck (1919)
Director, Production Design
Das Rätsel von Bangalor (1918)
Production Design, Writer
The Diary of Dr. Hart (1918)
Director, Art Direction
Mania (1918)
Art Direction
Sleeping Beauty (1917)
Art Direction, Director
Der Blusenkönig (1917)
Art Direction
Stuart Webbs: Die Toten erwachen (1915)
Production Design
Stuart Webbs: The Man in the Cellar (1914)
Production Design
Stuart Webbs: Die geheimnisvolle Villa (1914)
Art Direction