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
462000s
1 title · average score 63
63
A Storm in Summer (2000)
Director
1970s
4 titles · average score 65
63
The Hindenburg (1975)
Director, Producer
71
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Producer, Director
62
The Baby Maker (1970)
Executive Producer
1960s
6 titles · average score 74
66
Star! (1968)
Director
73
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
Director, Producer
79
The Sound of Music (1965)
Director, Producer
72
The Haunting (1963)
Director, Producer
65
Two for the Seesaw (1962)
Director, Co-Producer
87
West Side Story (1961)
Director, Producer
1950s
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
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
64
Two Flags West (1950)
Director
1940s
13 titles · average score 68
75
The Set-Up (1949)
Director, Screenplay
65
Blood on the Moon (1948)
Director
69
Born to Kill (1947)
Director
71
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Director
61
A Game of Death (1945)
Director
60
Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)
Director
74
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Assistant Director, Editor
80
Citizen Kane (1941)
Editor
1930s
4 titles · average score 71
73
Bachelor Mother (1939)
Editor
70
The Informer (1935)
Sound Effects Editor