Oscar winning director Robert Wise dies

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/movies/apmovies_story.asp?category=1402&slug=Obit%20Wise ^

[newzjunkey]

RIP. "Day The Earth Stood Still" holds up even today in my view. He was a capable director who probably hasn't gotten his due from later generations.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

R.I.P. to one of the great directors.

[newzjunkey]

Sci-Fi Passages ((( Ping )))

[drew]

He did a great job with "West Side Story" as well. He won the best director Oscar in '61 for it (along with Jerome Robbins). The man could do all genres, that's for sure.

[wildcatf4f3]

SAND PEBBLES!!!!!!

[SpaceBar]

I will always remember Robert Wise for directing one of my favorite films, the 1962 horror classic The Haunting.

[Jeff Chandler]

Gort, Klaatu Barada Nikto.

[beyond the sea]

An excellent man................ prayers.

[MoochPooch]

Superb director. My condolences.

[csvset]

That's quite an impressive resume. The current WhollyWeird crowd falls short.

[LRS]

If one wants to watch Wise's genius, try "The Haunting" (1963). Special effects? He don't need no stinking special effects to give you the willies...

[lunarbicep]

Per IMDb:

Director - filmography
(2000s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s)

1. A Storm in Summer (2000) (TV)
2. Rooftops (1989)
3. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
   ... aka Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition (USA: DVD title)
4. Audrey Rose (1977)
5. The Hindenburg (1975)
6. Two People (1973)
7. The Andromeda Strain (1971)
8. Star! (1968)
   ... aka Loves of a Star! (USA: promotional title)
   ... aka Those Were the Happy Times (USA: shorter version)
9. The Sand Pebbles (1966)
10. The Sound of Music (1965)
11. The Haunting (1963)
12. Two for the Seesaw (1962)
13. West Side Story (1961)
14. Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
15. I Want to Live! (1958)
16. Run Silent Run Deep (1958)
    ... aka Run Silent, Run Deep (USA: poster title)
17. Until They Sail (1957)
18. This Could Be the Night (1957)
19. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
20. Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
21. Helen of Troy (1956)
    ... aka Elena di Troia (Italy)
22. Executive Suite (1954)
23. So Big (1953)
24. Destination Gobi (1953)
25. The Desert Rats (1953)
26. Something for the Birds (1952)
27. The Captive City (1952)
28. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
29. The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
30. Three Secrets (1950)
31. Two Flags West (1950)
32. The Set-Up (1949)
33. Blood on the Moon (1948)
34. Mystery in Mexico (1948)
35. Born to Kill (1947)
    ... aka Lady of Deceit (UK)
36. Criminal Court (1946)
37. The Body Snatcher (1945)
    ... aka Robert Louis Stevenson's 'The Body Snatcher' (USA: complete title)
38. A Game of Death (1945)
39. Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)
    ... aka Guy de Maupassant's Mademoiselle Fifi (USA: complete title)
40. The Curse of the Cat People (1944)

 

[LRS]

That is some kind of resume. Several of my favorite flics...

[Moonmad27]

Sorry to hear that, although he had a good long run at 91. Day the Earth Stood Still has always been my favorite film. It's amazing to see the other list of classics that he directed.

[RayChuang88]

That is some kind of resume. Several of my favorite flics...

What I find amazing about Robert Wise was the fact he was involved in many of the most influential films of the 20th Century. He had a resumé of success that makes Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg look pedestrian in comparison; when he could list Citizen Kane, The Day the Earth Stood Still, West Side Story and The Sound of Music among the films he was heavily involved in--all films with great critical and public acceptance--that is truly the mark of a great person.

[television is just wrong]

my stepfather was the radio operator in the 'hindenberg'. What an honor he must have felt to work with this director.

[Borges]

One of the great craftsman of film history. R.I.P.

[Borges]

Scorsese did an audio commentary on the DVD of 'The Set Up' that's interspersed with Wise comments. MS talks about how much he's always admired Wise's technique.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I had the opportunity to meet Mr. Wise at a film seminar back in 1994. He was quite the character. Certainly one of Hollywood's best. May he R.I.P.