Robert Wise

Robert Wise

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1914-09-10
Deathday: 2005-09-14 (91 years old)

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Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American sound effects editor, film editor, film producer and director. He won Academy Awards as Best Director for The Sound of Music (1965) and West Side Story (1961) as well as nominations as Best Film Editing for Citizen Kane (1941) and Best Picture for The Sand Pebbles (1966).


Among his other films are Born to Kill; Destination Gobi; The Hindenburg; Star Trek: The Motion Picture; The Day the Earth Stood Still; Run Silent, Run Deep; The Andromeda Strain; The Set-Up; The Haunting; and The Body Snatcher. Wise's working period spanned the 1930s to the 1990s.


Often contrasted with contemporary "auteur" directors such as Stanley Kubrick who tended to bring a distinctive directorial "look" to a particular genre, Wise is famously viewed to have allowed his (sometimes studio assigned) story to dictate style. Later critics such as Martin Scorsese would go on to expand that characterization, insisting that despite Wise's notorious workaday concentration on stylistic perfection within the confines of genre and budget, his choice of subject matter and approach still functioned to identify Wise as an artist and not merely an artisan. Through whatever means, Wise's approach would bring him critical success as a director in many different traditional film genres: from horror to noir to Western to war films to science fiction, to musical and drama, with many repeat hits within each genre. Wise's tendency towards professionalism led to a degree of preparedness which, though nominally motivated by studio budget constraints, nevertheless advanced the moviemaking art, with many Academy Award-winning films the result. Robert Wise received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1998.


 


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Filmography

all 90

Movies 86

Director 38

self 31

Producer 7

TV Shows 4

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)

Movie
Self
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins (2014)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Movie
On Camera Interview
Robert Wise: American Filmmaker

Robert Wise: American Filmmaker (2013)

Movie
Self
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood (2009)

Movie
Self
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005)

Movie
Self
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (2004)

Movie
Self
The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film

The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film (2003)

Movie
Self
West Side Memories

West Side Memories (2003)

Movie
Director
A Storm in Summer

A Storm in Summer (2000)

Movie
Self
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999)

Movie
Self
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998)

Movie
Self
Hollywood: Aliens & Monsters

Hollywood: Aliens & Monsters (1997)

Movie
Self
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997)

Movie
Self
20th Century Fox: The First 50 Years

20th Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997)

Movie
Self / Self - Director - 'The Body Snatcher' / Self - Director 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'
100 Years of Horror

100 Years of Horror (1996)

TV
Stanley's Neighbor
The Stupids

The Stupids (1996)

Movie
Self
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996)

Movie
Self
The Battle Over Citizen Kane

The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)

Movie
Self
A Century of Science Fiction

A Century of Science Fiction (1996)

Movie
Self
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker (1995)

Movie
Self
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir

Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir (1995)

Movie
Self
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1994)

Movie
Self
Visions of Light

Visions of Light (1992)

Movie
Self
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film (1990)

Movie
Self
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1990)

Movie
Self
William Holden: The Golden Boy

William Holden: The Golden Boy (1989)

Movie
Director
Rooftops

Rooftops (1989)

Movie
Himself
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood (1987)

TV
Executive Producer
Wisdom

Wisdom (1986)

Movie
6
Self
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985)

Movie
Director
Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

Movie
5.82
Director
Audrey Rose

Audrey Rose (1977)

Movie
4
Director
The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg (1975)

Movie
6
Director
Two People

Two People (1973)

Movie
Producer
Happy Birthday, Wanda June

Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971)

Movie
Director
The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain (1971)

Movie
6.55
Self
Great Performances

Great Performances (1971)

TV
1
Executive Producer
The Baby Maker

The Baby Maker (1970)

Movie
Director
Star!

Star! (1968)

Movie
Director
The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles (1966)

Movie
Director / Producer
The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music (1965)

Movie
6.95
Self
Salzburg Sight and Sound

Salzburg Sight and Sound (1965)

Movie
Director / Producer
The Haunting

The Haunting (1963)

Movie
4.57
Director / Co-Producer
Two for the Seesaw

Two for the Seesaw (1962)

Movie
Director
West Side Story

West Side Story (1961)

Movie
3.29
Director
Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)

Movie
Director
I Want to Live!

I Want to Live! (1958)

Movie
Director
Run Silent, Run Deep

Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)

Movie
Director
Until They Sail

Until They Sail (1957)

Movie
Director
This Could Be the Night

This Could Be the Night (1957)

Movie
Director
Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

Movie
Director
Tribute to a Bad Man

Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)

Movie
3.71
Director
Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy (1956)

Movie
Director
Executive Suite

Executive Suite (1954)

Movie
Director
So Big

So Big (1953)

Movie
Producer
Return to Paradise

Return to Paradise (1953)

Movie
Director
The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats (1953)

Movie
Director
Destination Gobi

Destination Gobi (1953)

Movie
Self
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Director
Something for the Birds

Something for the Birds (1952)

Movie
Director
The Captive City

The Captive City (1952)

Movie
Director
The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Movie
6.1
Director
The House on Telegraph Hill

The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)

Movie
Director
Three Secrets

Three Secrets (1950)

Movie
6
Director
Two Flags West

Two Flags West (1950)

Movie
6
Director
The Set-Up

The Set-Up (1949)

Movie
4.75
Director
Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon (1948)

Movie
Director
Mystery in Mexico

Mystery in Mexico (1948)

Movie
Director
Born to Kill

Born to Kill (1947)

Movie
Director
Criminal Court

Criminal Court (1946)

Movie
Director
A Game of Death

A Game of Death (1945)

Movie
Director
The Body Snatcher

The Body Snatcher (1945)

Movie
3.5
Director
Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)

Movie
Director
The Curse of the Cat People

The Curse of the Cat People (1944)

Movie
Editor
The Fallen Sparrow

The Fallen Sparrow (1943)

Movie
Editor
Bombardier

Bombardier (1943)

Movie
Editor
Seven Days' Leave

Seven Days' Leave (1942)

Movie
Director
The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

Movie
6
Editor
All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy (1941)

Movie
Editor
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane (1941)

Movie
5.8
Editor
Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)

Movie
Editor
My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife (1940)

Movie
5.8
Editor
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

Movie
6
Editor
5th Ave Girl

5th Ave Girl (1939)

Movie
Editor
Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother (1939)

Movie
Sound Effects Editor
Top Hat

Top Hat (1935)

Movie
4
Sound Effects Editor
The Informer

The Informer (1935)

Movie
6
Self
Making The Earth Stand Still

Making The Earth Stand Still

Movie

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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1914-09-10

Deathday
2005-09-14 (91 years old)

Birth Name
Robert Earl Wise

Birth Place
Winchester, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, AFI Life Achievement Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, National Medal of Arts, Directors Guild of America Award


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