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
201970s
1 title · average score 71
71
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Producer, Director
1960s
4 titles · average score 78
73
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
Director, Producer
79
The Sound of Music (1965)
Director, Producer
72
The Haunting (1963)
Director, Producer
87
West Side Story (1961)
Director, Producer
1950s
6 titles · average score 72
71
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Director, Producer
72
I Want to Live! (1958)
Director
71
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
Director
72
Executive Suite (1954)
Director
1940s
6 titles · average score 74
75
The Set-Up (1949)
Director, Screenplay
71
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Director
74
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Assistant Director, Editor
80
Citizen Kane (1941)
Editor
1930s
3 titles · average score 72
73
Bachelor Mother (1939)
Editor
70
The Informer (1935)
Sound Effects Editor