09/10/1914
Winchester, Indiana, USA:
Robert Earl Wise war ein US-amerikanischer Filmemacher. Er gewann die Oscars für die beste Regie und den besten Film für seine Musikfilme „West Side Story“ (1961) und „Meine Lieder, meine Träume“ (1965). Er war außerdem für den besten Schnitt für „Citizen Kane“ (1941) nominiert und inszenierte und produzierte „Kanonenboot am Yangtse-Kiang“ (1966), der ebenfalls für den besten Film nominiert war. Zu seinen bekanntesten Filmen zählen u.a.: „Der Leichendieb“ (1945), „Ring frei für Stoker Thompson“ (1949), „Der Tag, an dem die Erde stillstand“ (1951), „Durch die gelbe Hölle“ (1953), „Die Hölle ist in mir“ (1956), „U 23 - Haie im Pazifik“ (1958) und „Laßt mich leben!“ (1958), „Das Geisterschloss“ (1963), „Andromeda – Tödlicher Staub aus dem All“ (1971), „Die Hindenburg“ (1975) und „Star Trek – Der Film“ (1979). Er war von 1971 bis 1975 Präsident der Directors Guild of America und von 1985 bis 1988 Präsident der Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Wise erzielte als Regisseur in einer beeindruckenden Vielfalt von Filmgenres Erfolge bei den Kritikern: Horror, Western, Kriegsfilm, Film Noir, Science-Fiction, Musical und Drama, mit zahlreichen Wiederholungserfolgen innerhalb jedes Genres. 1998 erhielt er den AFI Life Achievement Award.
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A Storm in Summer (2000) Director |
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Rooftops (1989) Director |
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Wisdom (1986) Executive Producer |
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) Director |
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Audrey Rose (1977) Director |
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The Hindenburg (1975) Director |
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The Hindenburg (1975) Producer |
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Two People (1973) Director |
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Two People (1973) Producer |
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Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971) Producer |
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The Andromeda Strain (1971) Director |
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The Andromeda Strain (1971) Producer |
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The Baby Maker (1970) Executive Producer |
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Star! (1968) Director |
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The Sand Pebbles (1966) Director |
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The Sand Pebbles (1966) Producer |
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The Sound of Music (1965) Director |
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The Sound of Music (1965) Producer |
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The Haunting (1963) Director |
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The Haunting (1963) Producer |
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Two for the Seesaw (1962) Director |
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Two for the Seesaw (1962) Co-Producer |
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West Side Story (1961) Director |
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Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) Director |
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Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) Producer |
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I Want to Live! (1958) Director |
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Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) Director |
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Until They Sail (1957) Director |
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This Could Be the Night (1957) Director |
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Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) Director |
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Tribute to a Bad Man (1956) Director |
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Helen of Troy (1956) Director |
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Executive Suite (1954) Director |
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So Big (1953) Director |
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The Desert Rats (1953) Director |
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Destination Gobi (1953) Director |
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Something for the Birds (1952) Director |
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The Captive City (1952) Director |
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The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Director |
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The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) Director |
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The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) Additional Writing |
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Three Secrets (1950) Director |
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Two Flags West (1950) Director |
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The Set-Up (1949) Director |
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The Set-Up (1949) Screenplay |
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Blood on the Moon (1948) Director |
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Mystery in Mexico (1948) Director |
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Born to Kill (1947) Director |
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Criminal Court (1946) Director |
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A Game of Death (1945) Director |
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The Body Snatcher (1945) Director |
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Mademoiselle Fifi (1944) Director |
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The Curse of the Cat People (1944) Director |
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The Fallen Sparrow (1943) Editor |
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Bombardier (1943) Editor |
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Seven Days' Leave (1942) Editor |
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The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Editor |
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The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Assistant Director |
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All That Money Can Buy (1941) Editor |
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Citizen Kane (1941) Editor |
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Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) Editor |
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My Favorite Wife (1940) Editor |
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Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) Editor |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) Editor |
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Bachelor Mother (1939) Editor |
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The Informer (1935) Sound Effects Editor |