Paul Leni(1885-1929)

Art Director
Director
Production Designer

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Paul Leni

Paul Leni was born on 8 July 1885 in Stuttgart, Germany. He was an art director and director, known for L'homme qui rit (1928), Das Rätsel von Bangalor (1918) and Le dernier avertissement (1928). He died on 2 September 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Known for

Mary Philbin and Conrad Veidt in L'homme qui rit (1928)

L'homme qui rit

7.6

Director

1928

Das Rätsel von Bangalor (1918)

Das Rätsel von Bangalor

7.2

Art Director

1918

Le dernier avertissement (1928)

Le dernier avertissement

6.8

Director

1928

Laura La Plante in La volonté du mort (1927)

La volonté du mort

7.1

Director

1927

Credits

Art Director

Wie einst im Mai
- Art Director
- 1926
Der goldene Schmetterling
4.8
- Art Director
- 1926
Mademoiselle Colette, danseuse...
5.6
- Art Director
- 1926
Le danseur de Madame
6.0
- Art Director
- 1925
Le fermier du Texas
6.6
- Art Director
- 1925
Die Frau von vierzig Jahren
- Art Director
- 1925
Liebesbriefe der Baronin von S...
- Art Director
- 1924
Le cabinet des figures de cire
6.6
- Art Director
- 1924
Tragödie der Liebe
5.6
- Art Director
- 1923
Frauenopfer
- Art Director
- 1922
Kinder der Finsternis - 2. Kämpfende Welten
- Art Director
- 1922
Kinder der Finsternis - 1. Der Mann aus Neapel
6.7
- Art Director
- 1921
L'Escalier de service
6.9
- Art Director
- 1921
Lady Hamilton
5.6
- Art Director
- 1921
Die Geierwally
6.2
- Art Director
- 1921

Director

Le dernier avertissement
6.8
- Director
- 1928
L'homme qui rit
7.6
- Director
- 1928
Le perroquet chinois
5.7
- Director
- 1927
La volonté du mort
7.1
- Director
- 1927
Rebus Film Nr. 8
Short
- Director
- 1926
Rebus Film Nr. 7
Short
- Director
- 1926
Rebus Film Nr. 6
Short
- Director
- 1926
Rebus Film Nr. 5
Short
- Director
- 1926
Rebus Film Nr. 4
Short
- Director
- 1926
Rebus Film Nr. 2
Short
- Director
- 1925
Rebus Film Nr. 1
6.0
Short
- Director
- 1925
Rebus Film Nr. 3
7.2
Short
- Director
- 1925
Le cabinet des figures de cire
6.6
- Director
- 1924
L'Escalier de service
6.9
- Director
- 1921
Die Verschwörung zu Genua
- Director
- 1921

Production Designer

Personal details

Born
- July 8, 1885
- Stuttgart, Germany
Died
- September 2, 1929
- Los Angeles, California, USA(blood poisoning)
Publicity listings
- 2 Articles

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Trivia
Expressionist German director, whose work influenced Eisenstein in Russia, as well as Hollywood film makers at Universal and RKO in the 1930's and 40's. A master at Gothic horror, he began as a stage designer for Max Reinhardt and Leopold Jessner. Directed films from 1913, as well as doubling up as art director, using stylized sets and accentuated contrasts between light and shade. His most famous films were Le cabinet des figures de cire (1924) in Germany, and - during his spell at Universal from 1927-28 - the definitive classic haunted house mystery, La volonté du mort (1927).

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