Paul Leni
German filmmaker and set designer. He died of sepsis from an untreated tooth infection in 1929 at the age of 44.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
July 8, 1885Deathday
September 2, 1929Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
38Place of birth
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/cY765lJFrvADxgdlsq6vB0NUY7h.jpg)
Cast credits
Crew credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1lyE38rk2NzkuBnDvXsn2yDFf8G.jpg)
Manon Lescaut
Set Decoration, Costume Design![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iQXBMr4NzQst4X0rDU6MII6ZUOM.jpg)
The Man Who Laughs
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6n8hkbMUiY3ETNNoQspHwotvHkA.jpg)
Waxworks
Director, Art Direction![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ebytaLUSQSYSUrDUVako5rln7t7.jpg)
The Last Warning
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/obXtEtHmncAtak6IFFpaWR3DQbS.jpg)
The Cat and the Canary
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jDvCqsc3mWnEw4Q4MpPOMugriIL.jpg)
Backstairs
Director, Art Direction![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sJNt2fOqejPjqrJqh7H3LqtMFpV.jpg)
Rebus-Film Nr. 1
Director, Writer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6B5kKzNKRGn4ITMr1m3jdDzxCfm.jpg)
The Diary of Dr. Hart
Director, Art Direction![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mDb8oXzWqz7cqiYtznGICnrc8sU.jpg)
The Chinese Parrot
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9cifdL9qvXZec82hezYV5vrCFMR.jpg)
Cab No. 13
Art Direction![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/57Z9YBvgAFF7KM0WjqoLNK33tnS.jpg)
Love Letters of Baroness S
Art Direction![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/Eh5n1UzfI1YYLZv0MQEaunbQHA.jpg)
The Golden Butterfly
Art Direction![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nR1XNXV3AxQrzRW928HmESh5NTy.jpg)
Der Blusenkönig
Art Direction![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cLaczIKrJCdWE9J3AurkcRtaidk.jpg)
Sleeping Beauty
Director, Art Direction, Costume Design![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xZcLHsb1kpgv4JGmBUgRfD8FbAm.jpg)
The Catwalk
Art Direction![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/glQ5qkjTu7bZgQigSMSEpSrGIGv.jpg)
Intoxication
Art Direction![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iWxQ2di2bdBp0lrXT0vpIfitOOf.jpg)
Prinz Kuckuck
Director, Production Design![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sbB0fAVdoeQzeJQYXKB4V9NuD2q.jpg)
Mania. Die Geschichte einer Zigarettenarbeiterin
Art Direction