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Robert Wise

Robert Wise

ActorDirectorProducerProductionCrew Sep 10 (died age 91) Winchester, Indiana, USA 1935–2014 (79 year career)
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Biography

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…

Known For

Citizen Kane
Film

Citizen Kane

Editor
The Sound of Music
Film

The Sound of Music

Director
West Side Story
Film

West Side Story

Director
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Film

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Director
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Film

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Director
The Andromeda Strain
Film

The Andromeda Strain

Director
The Haunting
Film

The Haunting

Director
The Magnificent Ambersons
Film

The Magnificent Ambersons

Assistant Director

Filmography

Acting (35)

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Movies (31)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

6.5
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film

2014

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins

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

2014

as Self

6.0
Robert Wise: American Filmmaker

Robert Wise: American Filmmaker

2013

as Self (archive footage)

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

2009

as Self

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

2005

as Self

9.5
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

2004

as Self

The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film

The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film

2003

as Self

6.0
West Side Memories

West Side Memories

2003

as Self

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

2002

as Self

6.5
Making The Earth Stand Still

Making The Earth Stand Still

2001

as Self

Buñuel in Hollywood

Buñuel in Hollywood

2000

as Self

7.0
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

1999

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

1998

as Self

3.0
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula

1997

as Self

8.0
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

1997

as Self

7.2
The Stupids

The Stupids

1996

as Stanley's Neighbor

4.8
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

1996

as Self

6.4
A Century of Science Fiction

A Century of Science Fiction

1996

as Self

6.9
The Battle Over Citizen Kane

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

1996

as Self

7.3
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

1995

as Self

8.0
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir

Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir

1995

as Self

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

1995

as Self

3.0
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994

as Self

Visions of Light

Visions of Light

1992

as Self

7.0
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

1990

as Self

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

1990

as Self

William Holden: The Golden Boy

William Holden: The Golden Boy

1989

as Self

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

1986

as Self

7.5
The Orson Welles Story

The Orson Welles Story

1982

as Self

9.0
Salzburg Sight and Sound

Salzburg Sight and Sound

1965

as Self

8.0

Crew (66)

Movies (66)

A Storm in Summer

A Storm in Summer

2000

Director

5.8
Rooftops

Rooftops

1989

Director

4.4
Wisdom

Wisdom

1986

Executive Producer

5.9
Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

1979

Director

6.5
Audrey Rose

Audrey Rose

1977

Director

5.6
The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

1975

Director

6.3
The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

1975

Producer

6.3
Two People

Two People

1973

Director

3.8
Two People

Two People

1973

Producer

3.8
The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

1971

Director

7.0
The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

1971

Producer

7.0
Happy Birthday, Wanda June

Happy Birthday, Wanda June

1971

Producer

5.7
The Baby Maker

The Baby Maker

1970

Executive Producer

5.7
Star!

Star!

1968

Director

6.9
The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles

1966

Director

7.2
The Sand Pebbles

The Sand Pebbles

1966

Producer

7.2
The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

1965

Director

7.7
The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

1965

Producer

7.7
The Haunting

The Haunting

1963

Director

7.1
The Haunting

The Haunting

1963

Producer

7.1
Two for the Seesaw

Two for the Seesaw

1962

Co-Producer

6.5
Two for the Seesaw

Two for the Seesaw

1962

Director

6.5
West Side Story

West Side Story

1961

Director

7.2
Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959

Director

6.8
Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959

Producer

6.8
Run Silent, Run Deep

Run Silent, Run Deep

1958

Director

6.9
I Want to Live!

I Want to Live!

1958

Director

6.9
This Could Be the Night

This Could Be the Night

1957

Director

5.8
Until They Sail

Until They Sail

1957

Director

6.4
Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me

1956

Director

7.2
Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy

1956

Director

6.3
Tribute to a Bad Man

Tribute to a Bad Man

1956

Director

7.0
Executive Suite

Executive Suite

1954

Director

7.0
So Big

So Big

1953

Director

5.3
The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats

1953

Director

6.3
Destination Gobi

Destination Gobi

1953

Director

5.8
The Captive City

The Captive City

1952

Director

6.0
Something for the Birds

Something for the Birds

1952

Director

10.0
The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951

Director

7.5
The House on Telegraph Hill

The House on Telegraph Hill

1951

Additional Writing

6.4
The House on Telegraph Hill

The House on Telegraph Hill

1951

Director

6.4
Two Flags West

Two Flags West

1950

Director

6.2
Three Secrets

Three Secrets

1950

Director

6.4
The Set-Up

The Set-Up

1949

Director

7.3
The Set-Up

The Set-Up

1949

Screenplay

7.3
Mystery in Mexico

Mystery in Mexico

1948

Director

5.8
Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

1948

Director

6.2
Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947

Director

6.7
Criminal Court

Criminal Court

1946

Director

5.2
The Body Snatcher

The Body Snatcher

1945

Director

7.0
A Game of Death

A Game of Death

1945

Director

6.2
The Curse of the Cat People

The Curse of the Cat People

1944

Director

6.2
Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi

1944

Director

6.1
The Fallen Sparrow

The Fallen Sparrow

1943

Editor

5.8
Bombardier

Bombardier

1943

Editor

5.6
The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

Assistant Director

7.3
The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

Editor

7.3
Seven Days' Leave

Seven Days' Leave

1942

Editor

6.0
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941

Editor

8.0
All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy

1941

Editor

7.0
My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife

1940

Editor

7.0
Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

1940

Editor

6.3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

Editor

7.3
Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother

1939

Editor

7.1
Fifth Avenue Girl

Fifth Avenue Girl

1939

Editor

6.9
The Informer

The Informer

1935

Sound Effects Editor

6.8