Directing
Robert Wise
- Titles
- 89movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1944 to 2000, with a break from 1990 to 1999, busiest in 1953 and 1956 with 3 main titles each.
- Directed
- 40titles as director
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
West Side Story87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.6
- Melancholy5.7average 4.7
- Politics3.4average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.0average 3.3
- Catharsis5.8average 5.1
- Pathos5.9average 5.2
- Romance4.5average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.7, average 2.7
- Absurdist Humor1.2, average 2.0
- Cringe Humor1.4, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Moral Ambiguity 3
- Historical Setting 3
- 1950s 3
- Classic Sci-Fi 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- Period Piece 2
- Romantic Drama 2
- Bleak 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- WWilliam ReynoldsEditorThe Sound of Music, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Sand Pebbles, Star!, Rooftops, +1 more
- NNelson GiddingWriterThe Andromeda Strain, The Haunting, The Hindenburg, I Want to Live!, Odds Against Tomorrow
- JJ.R. WhittredgeEditorThe Body Snatcher, The Curse of the Cat People, Mademoiselle Fifi, A Game of Death
- PPaul SawtellComposerBorn to Kill, Mystery in Mexico, A Game of Death, Criminal Court
Ernest LehmanWriterThe Sound of Music, West Side Story, Somebody Up There Likes Me, Executive Suite
Simon OaklandActorWest Side Story, The Sand Pebbles, I Want to Live!
Patricia NealActorThe Day the Earth Stood Still, Three Secrets, Something for the Birds- TThomas ReillyEditorHelen of Troy, Three Secrets, So Big
Roy WebbComposerBlood on the Moon, The Body Snatcher, The Curse of the Cat People- SSol KaplanComposerThe House on Telegraph Hill, Destination Gobi, Something for the Birds
Robert DouglasActorHelen of Troy, The Desert Rats
Martin MilnerActorDestination Gobi, The Captive City
Movies and TV shows
181950s
18 titles · average score 66
71
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Director, Producer
72
I Want to Live! (1958)
Director
71
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
Director
64
Until They Sail (1957)
Director
61
This Could Be the Night (1957)
Director
61
Helen of Troy (1956)
Director
68
Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
Director
72
Executive Suite (1954)
Director
65
The Desert Rats (1953)
Director
60
Destination Gobi (1953)
Director
61
So Big (1953)
Director
63
The Captive City (1952)
Director
Something for the Birds (1952)
Director
63
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
Director, Additional Writing
64
Two Flags West (1950)
Director
66
Three Secrets (1950)
Director