Directing
Paul Leni
- Titles
- 39movies
- Career
Active from 1917 to 1928, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 15titles as director
- Average score
69/100
- Highest rated
The Man Who Laughs89/100
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 DiegelmannActorDie Verschwörung zu Genua, Patience, Prinz Kuckuck
Paul BiensfeldtActorWaxworks, Sleeping Beauty, Prinz Kuckuck
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- GGilbert WarrentonCinematographerThe Man Who Laughs, The Cat and the Canary
- WWalter AnthonyWriterThe Man Who Laughs, The Cat and the Canary
- HHans BrennertWriterThe Diary of Dr. Hart, Rebus-Film Nr. 1
- AAlfred A. CohnWriterThe Cat and the Canary, The Last Warning
Movies and TV shows
151920s
10 titles · average score 69
89
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
63
Rebus-Film Nr. 1 (1925)
Writer, Director
Rebus Film Nr. 3 (1925)
Director
65
Waxworks (1924)
Director, Art Direction
64
Backstairs (1921)
Art Direction, Director
Die Verschwörung zu Genua (1921)
Writer, Production Design
Patience (1920)
Director, Art Direction
1910s
5 titles
Die platonische Ehe (1919)
Art Direction, Director
Prinz Kuckuck (1919)
Production Design, Director
Das Rätsel von Bangalor (1918)
Director, Production Design
The Diary of Dr. Hart (1918)
Art Direction, Director
Sleeping Beauty (1917)
Art Direction, Director