Director
Robert Wise
September 10, 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Simon Oakland
3 titles together
West Side Story, The Sand Pebbles, I Want to Live!
- J
Joe Di Reda
3 titles together
The Andromeda Strain, The Sand Pebbles, The Hindenburg
Julie Andrews
2 titles together
The Sound of Music, Star!
Ben Wright
2 titles together
The Sound of Music, The Desert Rats
Russ Tamblyn
2 titles together
West Side Story, The Haunting
Steve McQueen
2 titles together
The Sand Pebbles, Somebody Up There Likes Me
Full filmography · 41
A Storm in Summer
Director
2000
The Stupids
as Stanley's Neighbor
19964.8
Rooftops
Director
1989
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Director
19796.5
Audrey Rose
Director
19775.7
The Hindenburg
Director
19756.3
Two People
Director
1973
The Andromeda Strain
Director
19717.1
Star!
Director
19686.9
The Sand Pebbles
Director
19667.2
The Sound of Music
Director
19657.7
The Haunting
Director
19637.1