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Robert Wise

Robert Wise

Known For Directing
Birthday Sep 10, 1914
Died Sep 14, 2005 (91)
Birthplace Winchester, Indiana, USA
Popularity 4 (history)
Updated Jul 24, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 B ... est 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.   Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Wise, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Stupids

The Stupids

1996

as Stanley's Neighbor

The House on Telegraph Hill

The House on Telegraph Hill

1951

Additional Writing

The Set-Up

The Set-Up

1949

Screenplay

Bombardier

Bombardier

1943

Editor

The Fallen Sparrow

The Fallen Sparrow

1943

Editor

Seven Days' Leave

Seven Days' Leave

1942

Editor

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

Assistant Director, Editor

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941

Editor

My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife

1940

Editor

Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

Editor

Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother

1939

Editor

Fifth Avenue Girl

Fifth Avenue Girl

1939

Editor

The Informer

The Informer

1935

Sound Effects Editor

A Storm in Summer

A Storm in Summer

2000

Director

Rooftops

Rooftops

1989

Director

Audrey Rose

Audrey Rose

1977

Director

The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

1975

Director

Two People

Two People

1973

Director

The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

1971

Director

Star!

Star!

1968

Director

The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles

1966

Director

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

1965

Director

The Haunting

The Haunting

1963

Director

Two for the Seesaw

Two for the Seesaw

1962

Director

West Side Story

West Side Story

1961

Director

Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959

Director

Run Silent, Run Deep

Run Silent, Run Deep

1958

Director

I Want to Live!

I Want to Live!

1958

Director

This Could Be the Night

This Could Be the Night

1957

Director

Until They Sail

Until They Sail

1957

Director

Tribute to a Bad Man

Tribute to a Bad Man

1956

Director

Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy

1956

Director

Executive Suite

Executive Suite

1954

Director

Destination Gobi

Destination Gobi

1953

Director

So Big

So Big

1953

Director

The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats

1953

Director

Something for the Birds

Something for the Birds

1952

Director

The Captive City

The Captive City

1952

Director

Three Secrets

Three Secrets

1950

Director

Two Flags West

Two Flags West

1950

Director

The Set-Up

The Set-Up

1949

Director

Mystery in Mexico

Mystery in Mexico

1948

Director

Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

1948

Director

Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947

Director

Criminal Court

Criminal Court

1946

Director

A Game of Death

A Game of Death

1945

Director

The Body Snatcher

The Body Snatcher

1945

Director

Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi

1944

Director

Wisdom

Wisdom

1986

Executive Producer

The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

1975

Producer

Two People

Two People

1973

Producer

The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

1971

Producer

The Baby Maker

The Baby Maker

1970

Executive Producer

The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles

1966

Producer

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

1965

Producer

The Haunting

The Haunting

1963

Producer

Two for the Seesaw

Two for the Seesaw

1962

Co-Producer

West Side Story

West Side Story

1961

Producer

Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959

Producer

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BAFTA Awards Best Director The Sound of Music Won
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The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Great Performances

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 03, 1987

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