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1914-09-10
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Robert Wise

Overview

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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.

Often contrasted with contemporary "auteur" directors such as Stanley Kubrick who tended to bring a distinctive directorial "look" to a particular genre, Wise is famously viewed to have allowed his (sometimes studio assigned) story to dictate style. Later critics such as Martin Scorsese would go on to expand that characterization, insisting that despite Wise's notorious workaday concentration on stylistic perfection within the confines of genre and budget, his choice of subject matter and approach still functioned to identify Wise as an artist and not merely an artisan. Through whatever means, Wise's approach would bring him critical success as a director in many different traditional film genres: from horror to noir to Western to war films to science fiction, to musical and drama, with many repeat hits within each genre. Wise's tendency towards professionalism led to a degree of preparedness which, though nominally motivated by studio budget constraints, nevertheless advanced the moviemaking art, with many Academy Award-winning films the result. Robert Wise received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1998.

 

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Known for

Acting
2014 Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Actor Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 59
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2014 Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins Actor Self 59
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2014 Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2014 And the Oscar Goes To... Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2013 Robert Wise: American Filmmaker Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2009 Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood Actor Self N/A
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2005 Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy Actor Self 59
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2004 Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz Actor Self N/A
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2003 The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film Actor Self N/A
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2003 West Side Memories Actor Self N/A
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2001 Making The Earth Stand Still Actor Self N/A
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1999 Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) N/A
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1998 Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs Actor Self N/A
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1997 Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula Actor Self 59
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1997 Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years Actor Self 59
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1996 The Stupids Actor Stanley's Neighbor 57
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1996 Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels Actor Self 59
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1996 The Battle Over Citizen Kane Actor Self 59
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1996 A Century of Science Fiction Actor Self 59
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1995 Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker Actor Self 59
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1995 Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir Actor Self N/A
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1995 Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick Actor Self 59
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1994 Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her Actor Self N/A
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1992 Visions of Light Actor Self 59
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1990 With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film Actor Self N/A
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1990 Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge Actor Self N/A
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1989 William Holden: The Golden Boy Actor Self N/A
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1986 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal Actor Self 59
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1965 Salzburg Sight and Sound Actor Self 59
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Directing
2000 A Storm in Summer Directing Director 58
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1989 Rooftops Directing Director 58
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1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Directing Director 63
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1977 Audrey Rose Directing Director 58
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1975 The Hindenburg Directing Director 59
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1973 Two People Directing Director 58
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1971 The Andromeda Strain Directing Director 65
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1968 Star! Directing Director 62
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1966 The Sand Pebbles Directing Director 63
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1965 The Sound of Music Directing Director 74
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1963 The Haunting Directing Director 65
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1962 Two for the Seesaw Directing Director 59
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1961 West Side Story Directing Director 70
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1959 Odds Against Tomorrow Directing Director 60
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1958 I Want to Live! Directing Director 60
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1958 Run Silent, Run Deep Directing Director 61
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1957 Until They Sail Directing Director 59
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1957 This Could Be the Night Directing Director 59
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1956 Somebody Up There Likes Me Directing Director 62
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1956 Tribute to a Bad Man Directing Director 59
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1956 Helen of Troy Directing Director 59
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1954 Executive Suite Directing Director 59
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1953 So Big Directing Director 59
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1953 The Desert Rats Directing Director 59
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1953 Destination Gobi Directing Director 58
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1952 Something for the Birds Directing Director N/A
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1952 The Captive City Directing Director 59
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1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still Directing Director 69
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1951 The House on Telegraph Hill Directing Director 59
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1950 Three Secrets Directing Director 59
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1950 Two Flags West Directing Director 59
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1949 The Set-Up Directing Director 62
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1948 Blood on the Moon Directing Director 59
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1948 Mystery in Mexico Directing Director 59
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1947 Born to Kill Directing Director 60
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1946 Criminal Court Directing Director 58
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1945 A Game of Death Directing Director 59
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1945 The Body Snatcher Directing Director 61
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1944 Mademoiselle Fifi Directing Director 59
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1944 The Curse of the Cat People Directing Director 59
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1942 The Magnificent Ambersons Directing Assistant Director 65
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Writing
1949 The Set-Up Writing Screenplay 62
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Production
1986 Wisdom Production Executive Producer 58
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1975 The Hindenburg Production Producer 59
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1973 Two People Production Producer 58
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1971 Happy Birthday, Wanda June Production Producer 59
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1971 The Andromeda Strain Production Producer 65
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1970 The Baby Maker Production Executive Producer 59
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1966 The Sand Pebbles Production Producer 63
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1965 The Sound of Music Production Producer 74
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1963 The Haunting Production Producer 65
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1962 Two for the Seesaw Production Co-Producer 59
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1961 West Side Story Production Producer 70
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1959 Odds Against Tomorrow Production Producer 60
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Sound
1935 The Informer Sound Sound Effects Editor 60
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Crew
1951 The House on Telegraph Hill Crew Additional Writing 59
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Editing
1943 The Fallen Sparrow Editing Editor 58
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1943 Bombardier Editing Editor 58
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1942 Seven Days' Leave Editing Editor 59
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1942 The Magnificent Ambersons Editing Editor 65
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1941 All That Money Can Buy Editing Editor 60
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1941 Citizen Kane Editing Editor 78
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1940 Dance, Girl, Dance Editing Editor 59
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1940 My Favorite Wife Editing Editor 61
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1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Editing Editor 62
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1939 5th Ave Girl Editing Editor 59
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1939 Bachelor Mother Editing Editor 60
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