A Storm in Summer
2000 · 6.4/10
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Robert Wise
Director & actor · born 10 September 1914 · Winchester, Indiana, USA
Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American sound effects editor, film editor, film producer and director. He won Academy Awards as Best Director for The Sound of Music (1965) and West Side Story (1961) as well as nominations as Best Film Editing for Citizen Kane (1941) and Best Picture for The Sand Pebbles (1966).
Among his other films are Born to Kill; Destination Gobi; The Hindenburg; Star Trek: The Motion Picture; The Day the Earth Stood Still; Run Silent, Run Deep; The Andromeda Strain; The Set-Up; The Haunting; and The Body Snatcher. Wise's working period spanned the 1930s to the 1990s.
Where to start: The Sound of Music (1965).
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Rooftops
1989 · 4.8/10
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979 · 6.5/10
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Audrey Rose
1977 · 5.7/10
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The Hindenburg
1975 · 6.3/10
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Two People
1973 · 4.6/10
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The Andromeda Strain
1971 · 7.0/10
Worth the Hype
Star!
1968 · 6.9/10
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The Sand Pebbles
1966 · 7.2/10
Worth the Hype
The Sound of Music
1965 · 7.7/10
Worth the Hype
The Haunting
1963 · 7.1/10
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Two for the Seesaw
1962 · 6.5/10
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West Side Story
1961 · 7.2/10
Worth the Hype
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959 · 6.9/10
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I Want to Live!
1958 · 7.0/10
Worth the Hype
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958 · 7.0/10
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Until They Sail
1957 · 6.3/10
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This Could Be the Night
1957 · 6.1/10
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Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956 · 7.2/10
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Tribute to a Bad Man
1956 · 7.0/10
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Helen of Troy
1956 · 6.3/10
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Executive Suite
1954 · 7.0/10
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So Big
1953 · 5.5/10
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The Desert Rats
1953 · 6.3/10
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Destination Gobi
1953 · 5.9/10
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Something for the Birds
1952 · 8.5/10
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The Captive City
1952 · 6.1/10
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951 · 7.4/10
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The House on Telegraph Hill
1951 · 6.4/10
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Three Secrets
1950 · 6.5/10
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Two Flags West
1950 · 6.2/10
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The Set-Up
1949 · 7.4/10
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Blood on the Moon
1948 · 6.2/10
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Mystery in Mexico
1948 · 6.0/10
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Born to Kill
1947 · 6.7/10
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Criminal Court
1946 · 5.4/10
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A Game of Death
1945 · 6.5/10
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The Body Snatcher
1945 · 7.0/10
Worth the Hype
Mademoiselle Fifi
1944 · 6.4/10
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The Curse of the Cat People
1944 · 6.2/10
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Monty and the Movies
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For the Love of Star Trek
2026 · 1.0/10
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · 6.5/10
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Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
2014 · 6.0/10
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Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
2014 · 7.5/10
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Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
2009
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Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005 · 9.3/10
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Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
2004 · 9.0/10
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The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film
2003 · 6.3/10
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West Side Memories
2003 · 9.0/10
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002 · 7.7/10
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Making The Earth Stand Still
2001 · 8.0/10
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Buñuel in Hollywood
2000 · 8.0/10
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Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999 · 9.0/10
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Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998 · 3.0/10
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It's All Brazil
1997 · 6.4/10
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Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula
1997 · 8.5/10
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Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
1997 · 7.3/10
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The Stupids
1996 · 4.8/10
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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996 · 6.4/10
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The Battle Over Citizen Kane
1996 · 7.4/10
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A Century of Science Fiction
1996 · 6.9/10
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Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995 · 4.8/10
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Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
1995
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Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995 · 7.8/10
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Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994
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Visions of Light
1992 · 7.0/10
Worth the HypeWith Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
1990 · 7.0/10
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Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990 · 7.0/10
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William Holden: The Golden Boy
1989
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The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986 · 7.3/10
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The Orson Welles Story
1982 · 8.5/10
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Salzburg Sight and Sound
1965 · 9.0/10
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best Robert Wise movie?
By viewer score, The Sound of Music (1965) at 7.7/10.
What are Robert Wise’s most popular movies?
The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
How many movies has Robert Wise made?
74 films on TMDB, 40 as director, 34 as actor.