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Robert Wise
Director 1914 - 2005

Robert Wise

Winchester, Indiana, USA

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... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

33 titles
Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Robert Wise 1979 2h 11m 6.8

When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it.

Audrey Rose

Audrey Rose

Robert Wise 1977 1h 53m 6.5

A man is convinced that 11-year old girl, Ivy, is the reincarnation of his own daughter Audrey Rose, who died in a fiery car accident, along with his wife, two minutes before Ivy was born.

The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

Robert Wise 1975 2h 5m 6.5

Colonel Franz Ritter, a former hero pilot now working for military intelligence, is assigned to the great Hindenburg airship as its chief of security. As he races against the clock to uncover a possible saboteur aboard the doomed zeppelin he finds that any of the passengers and crew could be the culprit.

Two People

Two People

Robert Wise 1973 1h 40m

Evan Bonner is a deserter from the Vietnam war; he is on his way back to America to give himself up when he meets Deirdre McCluskey, a beautiful if petulant model. The two make an unlikely couple, but once in France the magic of Paris works its charm and these two vulnerable people finally find each other.

The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

Robert Wise 1971 2h 11m 7.8

A mysterious government project scrambles a team of scientists to investigate the cause of a spaceborne disease that kills nearly everyone in a small desert town. They find an extraterrestrial form of life that causes rapid, fatal clotting of the blood, and make some disturbing discoveries about the project as well.

Star!

Star!

Robert Wise 1968 2h 56m

Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness.

The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles

Robert Wise 1966 3h 16m 7.5

Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat USS San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the 'rice-bowl' system which runs the ship and the uneasy symbiosis between Chinese and foreigner on the river.

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

Robert Wise 1965 2h 54m 8.2

As a postulant nun, Maria leaves her Abbey to become a Governess to a retired Austrian Naval Captain and his 7 children.

The Haunting

The Haunting

Robert Wise 1963 1h 52m 8.0

Hill House has stood for about 90 years and appears haunted: its inhabitants have always met strange, tragic ends. Now Dr. John Markway has assembled a team of people who he thinks will prove whether or not the house is indeed haunted.

Two for the Seesaw

Two for the Seesaw

Robert Wise 1962 1h 59m 7.7

Jerry Ryan wanders aimlessly around New York after giving up his Nebrascan law practice. His wife asks for a divorce. He meets Gittel, a struggling dancer from Grenwich Village and they try to sort out their lives. An extended conversation piece with a static camera, but reflects the moral climate of the time.

West Side Story

West Side Story

Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins 1961 2h 33m 7.9

West Side Story is the film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical of the same name from directors Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins.

Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow

Robert Wise 1959 1h 36m 8.3

An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare.

Run Silent Run Deep

Run Silent Run Deep

Robert Wise 1958 1h 33m 6.8

A U.S. sub commander, obsessed with sinking a certain Japanese ship, butts heads with his first officer and crew.

I Want to Live!

I Want to Live!

Robert Wise 1958 2h 8.7

Barbara Graham is a woman with dubious moral standards, often a guest in seedy bars. She has been sentenced for some petty crimes. Two men she knows murder an older woman. When they get caught they start to think that Barbara has helped the police arresting them. As a revenge they tell the police that Barbara is the murderer.

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Robert Wise 1956 1h 53m 7.3

The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.

Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy

Robert Wise 1956 2h 1m 5.0

Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal Greeks, he must flee...but fate and their mutual passions lead him to take Helen along. This gives the Greeks just the excuse they need for much-desired war.

Executive Suite

Executive Suite

Robert Wise 1954 1h 44m 4.0

When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.

The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats

Robert Wise 1953 1h 28m 8.0

In North Africa, German Field Marshal Rommel and his troops have successfully fended off British forces, and now intend to take Tobruk, an important port city. A ramshackle group of Australian reinforcements sent to combat the Germans is put under the command of British Captain MacRoberts.

So Big

So Big

Robert Wise 1953 1h 41m

A girl of wealth comes to a Dutch community outside Chicago as a schoolteacher, and while there falls in love with a poor but big-hearted farmer.

Destination Gobi

Destination Gobi

Robert Wise 1953 1h 30m

A group of US Navy weathermen taking measurements in the Gobi desert in World War II are forced to seek the help of Mongol nomads to regain their ship while under attack from the Japanese.

The Captive City

The Captive City

Robert Wise 1952 1h 31m

A small-town newspaper editor defies threats to expose the mob.

The House on Telegraph Hill

The House on Telegraph Hill

Robert Wise 1951 1h 33m

Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder when she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Robert Wise 1951 1h 32m 7.7

An alien and a robot land on earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction. A classic science fiction film from Robert Wise with an exceptional message.

Two Flags West

Two Flags West

Robert Wise 1950 1h 32m 7.5

A group of confedarate prisoners is sent to a unionist fort in the west to help the local garrison to fight the indians.

The Set-Up

The Set-Up

Robert Wise 1949 1h 13m 9.0

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

Mystery in Mexico

Mystery in Mexico

Robert Wise 1948 1h 6m 5.0

Insurance detective Steve Hastings investigates a fellow agent's disappearance. He follows the agent's sister, Victoria, to Mexico City, gains her trust, and together they unravel the mystery's cause.

Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

Robert Wise 1948 1h 28m 8.0

Mitchum plays drifter cowboy Jim Garry. After receiving a job-offer letter from smooth-talking Tate Riling (Preston), Garry rides into an Indian reservation and finds himself in the middle of a feud between cattle ranchers and homesteaders. What Garry doesn't realize is that Riling, the man he now works for, is crooked.

Born to Kill

Born to Kill

Robert Wise 1947 1h 32m 7.0

Helen Brent (Claire Trevor) has just received a Reno divorce. That night, she discovers one of her neighbors, Laury Palmer, and a gentleman caller murdered in Palmer's home. The killer is her neighbor's other boyfriend, Sam Wilde (Lawrence Tierney), an insanely jealous man who won't abide anyone "cutting in" on him.

Criminal Court

Criminal Court

Robert Wise 1946 1h 3m

A lawyer who is planning to run for District Attorney accidentally kills a gangster who owns the nightclub where the attorney's girlfriend is a singer. Although he manages to cover up his involvement in the crime, his girlfriend discovers the body and is subsequently charged with the murder.

The Body Snatcher

The Body Snatcher

Robert Wise 1945 1h 18m 6.6

Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.

A Game of Death

A Game of Death

Robert Wise 1945 1h 12m

A shipwreck victim (John Loder) washes up on a homicidal big-game hunter's (Edgar Barrier) Caribbean island.

The Curse of the Cat People

The Curse of the Cat People

Robert Wise, Gunther von Fritsch 1944 1h 10m 7.4

Amy, the young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed, befriends her father's late first wife and an aging, reclusive actress.

Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi

Robert Wise 1944 1h 9m

In occupied France during the Franco-Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors. But when a Prussian officer holds the coach over, social standings are leveled and integrity and spirit are put to the test.

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