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Paul Leni

Director

Paul Leni

Born July 8, 1885 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyDied September 2, 192915 films

German filmmaker and set designer. He died of sepsis from an untreated tooth infection in 1929 at the age of 44.

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The Man Who Laughs posterFirst watchThe Man Who Laughs19287.3When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.View film

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The Cat and the Canary poster6.9The Cat and the Canary1927Waxworks poster6.4Waxworks1924

Filmography

15 films as director
  1. 1928The Last WarningDirector
  2. 1928The Man Who LaughsDirector
  3. 1927The Chinese ParrotDirector
  4. 1927The Cat and the CanaryDirector
  5. 1925Rebus-Film Nr. 1Director
  6. 1925Rebus Film Nr. 3Director
  7. 1924WaxworksDirector
  8. 1921BackstairsDirector
  9. 1921Die Verschwörung zu GenuaDirector
  10. 1920PatienceDirector
  11. 1919Prinz KuckuckDirector
  12. 1919Die platonische EheDirector
  13. 1918The Diary of Dr. HartDirector
  14. 1918The Mystery of BangaloreDirector
  15. 1917Sleeping BeautyDirector