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The Andromeda Strain (1971) -- Clip: Escaping with infection
Helen of Troy (1956) -- Trailer for this historical drama
The Body Snatcher (1945) -- A ruthless doctor and his young prize student find themselves continually harassed by their murderous supplier of illegal cadavers.
The Sound of Music (1965) -- A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to a Naval officer widower.
The Sound of Music (1965) -- A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to a Naval officer widower.

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Overview

Date of Death:
14 September 2005, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Robert Wise was born as the youngest of three brothers. Through an odd... more
Trivia:
Was an avid fan of commercial Indian cinema. more
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Down 9% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 29 wins & 18 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Robert E. Wise

Filmography

Director:
  1. A Storm in Summer (2000) (TV)

  2. Rooftops (1989)
  3. Wisdom (1986) (uncredited)

  4. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
    ... aka Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition (USA: DVD title)
  5. Audrey Rose (1977)
  6. The Hindenburg (1975)
  7. Two People (1973)
  8. The Andromeda Strain (1971)

  9. Star! (1968)
    ... aka Loves of a Star! (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka Those Were the Happy Times (USA: reissue title)
  10. The Sand Pebbles (1966)
  11. The Sound of Music (1965)
    ... aka Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  12. The Haunting (1963/I)
  13. Two for the Seesaw (1962)
  14. West Side Story (1961)

  15. Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
  16. I Want to Live! (1958)
  17. Run Silent Run Deep (1958)
    ... aka Run Silent, Run Deep (USA: poster title)
  18. Until They Sail (1957)
  19. This Could Be the Night (1957)
  20. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
  21. Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
  22. Helen of Troy (1956)
    ... aka Elena di Troia (Italy)
  23. Executive Suite (1954)
  24. So Big (1953)
  25. The Desert Rats (1953)
  26. Destination Gobi (1953)
  27. Something for the Birds (1952)
  28. The Captive City (1952)
  29. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
  30. The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
  31. Three Secrets (1950)
  32. Two Flags West (1950)

  33. The Set-Up (1949)
  34. Blood on the Moon (1948)
  35. Mystery in Mexico (1948)
  36. Born to Kill (1947)
    ... aka Lady of Deceit (UK)
  37. Criminal Court (1946)
  38. A Game of Death (1945)
  39. The Body Snatcher (1945)
    ... aka Robert Louis Stevenson's 'The Body Snatcher' (USA: complete title)
  40. The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
  41. Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)
    ... aka Guy de Maupassant's Mademoiselle Fifi (USA: complete title)
  42. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) (additional sequences) (uncredited)
Producer:
  1. At Night the Sun Shines (1992) (supervising producer)

  2. Wisdom (1986) (executive producer) (as Robert E. Wise)
  3. The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV) (producer)

  4. The Hindenburg (1975) (producer)
  5. Two People (1973) (producer)
  6. The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971) (TV) (producer)
  7. The Andromeda Strain (1971) (producer)
  8. The Baby Maker (1970) (executive producer)

  9. The Sand Pebbles (1966) (producer)
  10. The Sound of Music (1965) (producer)
    ... aka Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  11. The Haunting (1963/I) (producer)
  12. Two for the Seesaw (1962) (co-producer)
  13. West Side Story (1961) (producer)

  14. Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) (producer)
  15. Return to Paradise (1953) (producer)
Editor:
  1. The Iron Major (1943)
  2. The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
  3. Bombardier (1943)
  4. Seven Days' Leave (1942)
  5. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
  6. All That Money Can Buy (1941)
    ... aka The Devil and Daniel Webster (International: English title) (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka A Certain Mr. Scratch (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Daniel and the Devil (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Mr. Scratch (USA: alternative title)
  7. Citizen Kane (1941)
  8. Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
  9. My Favorite Wife (1940)

  10. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
  11. 5th Ave Girl (1939)
  12. Bachelor Mother (1939)
Sound Department:
  1. Top Hat (1935) (sound effects editor) (uncredited)
  2. The Informer (1935) (sound effects editor) (uncredited)
  3. The Gay Divorcee (1934) (sound effects editor) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Gay Divorce (UK)
  4. Of Human Bondage (1934) (apprentice sound effects editor) (uncredited)
Actor:
  1. The Stupids (1996) .... Stanley's Neighbor
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Precious Images (1986) (advisor: Directors Guild of America)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. Action in Arabia (1944) (second unit director) (uncredited)
Editorial Department:
  1. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) (assistant editor) (uncredited)
Thanks:
  1. "Biography" (acknowledgment) (1 episode, 1999)
        - Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel (1999) TV episode (acknowledgment)
  2. The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon (1994) (V) (sincere appreciation)

  3. The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985) (special thanks)
  4. Voice in Exile (1984) (very special thanks)
Self:
  1. "Shi jie dian ying zhi lv" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka World Film Report (International: English title)
        - Xun fang 'Ying yue zhi sheng' de gu xiang: Sa er ci bao (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  2. The Fearmakers Collection (2007) (V) .... Himself
  3. My Favorite Things: Julie Andrews Remembers (2005) (V) .... Himself
  4. "Magacine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 16 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  5. Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005) (V) .... Himself
  6. Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  7. "Biography" .... Himself / ... (4 episodes, 1995-2003)
        - Natalie Wood: Child of Hollywood (2003) TV episode .... Himself
        - Paul Newman: Hollywood's Charming Rebel (1995) TV episode .... Himself
        - Boris Karloff: The Gentle Monster (1995) TV episode .... Himself
        - Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker (1995) TV episode .... Himself - Producer/Director
  8. West Side Memories (2003) (V) .... Himself
  9. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  10. George Stevens: The Filmmakers Who Knew Him (2001) (V) .... Himself
  11. The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film (2001) (V) .... Himself
  12. Buñuel en Hollywood (2000) (TV) .... Himself

  13. "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - The Films of Robert Wise (????) TV episode .... Himself
  14. The American Film Institute Salute to Robert Wise (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  15. "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Natalie Wood (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  16. Hollywood Aliens & Monsters (1997) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka To the Galaxy and Beyond with Mark Hamill (USA: new title)
  17. Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997) .... Himself
    ... aka Bela Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (USA: alternative title)
  18. 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  19. Tudo É Brasil (1997) .... Himself
  20. "The American Experience" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
        - The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  21. 100 Years of Horror: The Walking Dead (1996) (V) .... Himself
  22. 100 Years of Horror: Sorcerers (1996) (V) .... Himself
  23. 100 Years of Horror: Aliens (1996) (V) .... Himself
  24. 100 Years of Horror: The Aristocrats of Evil (1996) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka 100 Years of Horror: The Gruesome Twosome (USA: video box title)
  25. 100 Years of Horror: Freaks (1996) (V) .... Himself
  26. 100 Years of Horror: Zombies (1996) (V) .... Himself
  27. 100 Years of Horror: The Evil Unseeable (1996) (V) .... Himself
  28. Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995) .... Himself
  29. Julie Andrews: Back on Broadway (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  30. Making the Earth Stand Still (1995) (V) .... Himself
  31. The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon (1994) (V) .... Himself - Producer/Director
  32. Silver Star! (1994) (V) .... Himself
  33. A Century of Cinema (1994) .... Himself
  34. Brave New Worlds: The Science Fiction Phenomenon (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  35. Visions of Light (1992) .... Himself
    ... aka Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography
  36. Reflections on 'Citizen Kane' (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  37. Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1990) (V) .... Himself

  38. With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film (1988) (TV) .... Himself
  39. "Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 1987)
    ... aka The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood (UK)
        - Dark Victory (1987) TV episode .... Himself
  40. The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself - accepting Best Actor Award for Paul Newman
  41. The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985) .... Himself
  42. The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Film Editing
  43. The History of the SF Film (1982) (TV) .... Guest

  44. The 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975) (TV) .... Himself - Co-presenter: Best Director
  45. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Richard Crenna (1972) TV episode .... Himself

  46. The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Thalberg Award
  47. Salzburg Sight and Sound (1965) .... Himself
  48. The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962) (TV) .... Himself - Winner, 2 awards
Archive Footage:
  1. Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009) (V) .... Himself
  2. Decoding 'Klaatu Barada Nikto': Science Fiction as Metaphor (2008) (V) .... Himself
  3. Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Interviewee
  4. The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself, in memorial sequence
  5. Ceremonia de clausura (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  6. "Corazón de..."
        - Episode dated 15 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "Cinema mil"
        - Episode #1.8 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  8. Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) (TV) .... Himself/interviewee (1985 interview)
  9. Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
Interviewed in "Conversations with Directors", 2008. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 2 Print Biographies | 6 Interviews | 11 Articles more

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