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
Select a genre to see those titles.
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
36Upcoming
2 titles
All About Alfred
Self
Monty and the Movies
Self (archive footage)
2020s
1 title
2010s
5 titles · average score 69
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014)
Self (archive footage)
68
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
70
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Self (archive footage)
Robert Wise: American Filmmaker (2013)
Self (archive footage)
2000s
8 titles · average score 74
1990s
14 titles · average score 74
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980s
3 titles · average score 74
1970s
1 title · average score 67
67
Great Performances (1971)
TV show · Self
1960s
1 title
1950s
1 title
The Oscars (1953)
TV show · Self