Robert Wise

Career timeline

1. 1914 · Born

   Born in Winchester, Indiana, USA

2. 1939 · Screen debut

   Bachelor Mother (Movie)

3. 1941 · Breakthrough

   Citizen Kane (Movie)

4. 1949 · Writing debut

   The Set-Up (Movie)

5. 1959 · First production

   Odds Against Tomorrow (Movie)

6. 2000 · Latest release

   A Storm in Summer (Movie)

7. 2005 · Died

   September 14, 2005

Career in numbers

3 1930s

17 1940s

18 1950s

6 1960s

7 1970s

2 1980s

1 1990s

1 2000s

• Drama38
• Romance16
• Crime10
• Comedy9
• Thriller9
• War9

Highest-rated title Citizen Kane 1941 8.0 Most popular title Citizen Kane 1941 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Robert Wise in our catalogue.

Robert Ryan

3 titles together

Robert Douglas

2 titles together

Robert Mitchum

2 titles together

1. 1996 The Stupids as Stanley's Neighbor 4.8 Movie

1. 2000 A Storm in Summer Movie
2. 1989 Rooftops Movie
3. 1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture 6.5 Movie
4. 1977 Audrey Rose 5.7 Movie
5. 1975 The Hindenburg 6.4 Movie
6. 1973 Two People Movie
7. 1971 The Andromeda Strain 7.1 Movie
8. 1968 Star! 6.9 Movie
9. 1966 The Sand Pebbles 7.2 Movie
10. 1965 The Sound of Music 7.7 Movie
11. 1963 The Haunting 7.1 Movie
12. 1962 Two for the Seesaw 6.5 Movie
13. 1961 West Side Story 7.2 Movie
14. 1959 Odds Against Tomorrow 6.9 Movie
15. 1958 I Want to Live! 7.0 Movie
16. 1958 Run Silent, Run Deep 7.0 Movie
17. 1957 Until They Sail 6.3 Movie
18. 1957 This Could Be the Night Movie
19. 1956 Somebody Up There Likes Me 7.2 Movie
20. 1956 Tribute to a Bad Man 7.0 Movie
21. 1956 Helen of Troy 6.3 Movie
22. 1954 Executive Suite 7.0 Movie
23. 1953 So Big Movie
24. 1953 The Desert Rats 6.3 Movie
25. 1953 Destination Gobi 5.9 Movie
26. 1952 Something for the Birds Movie
27. 1952 The Captive City 6.1 Movie
28. 1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still 7.4 Movie
29. 1951 The House on Telegraph Hill 6.4 Movie
30. 1950 Three Secrets Movie
31. 1950 Two Flags West 6.2 Movie
32. 1949 The Set-Up 7.4 Movie
33. 1948 Blood on the Moon 6.3 Movie
34. 1948 Mystery in Mexico Movie
35. 1947 Born to Kill 6.7 Movie
36. 1946 Criminal Court Movie
37. 1945 A Game of Death Movie
38. 1945 The Body Snatcher 7.0 Movie
39. 1944 Mademoiselle Fifi Movie
40. 1944 The Curse of the Cat People 6.2 Movie

1. 1943 The Fallen Sparrow 6.0 Movie
2. 1943 Bombardier 5.7 Movie
3. 1942 Seven Days' Leave Movie
4. 1942 The Magnificent Ambersons 7.3 Movie
5. 1941 All That Money Can Buy 7.0 Movie
6. 1941 Citizen Kane 8.0 Movie
7. 1940 Dance, Girl, Dance 6.4 Movie
8. 1940 My Favorite Wife 7.0 Movie
9. 1939 Fifth Avenue Girl 7.0 Movie
10. 1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 7.3 Movie
11. 1939 Bachelor Mother 7.2 Movie

1. 1975 The Hindenburg 6.4 Movie
2. 1973 Two People Movie
3. 1971 Happy Birthday, Wanda June Movie
4. 1971 The Andromeda Strain 7.1 Movie
5. 1966 The Sand Pebbles 7.2 Movie
6. 1965 The Sound of Music 7.7 Movie
7. 1963 The Haunting 7.1 Movie
8. 1959 Odds Against Tomorrow 6.9 Movie

1. 1949 The Set-Up 7.4 Movie

1. 1986 Wisdom 6.1 Movie
2. 1970 The Baby Maker Movie

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