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Robert Wise

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Curse of the Cat PeopleCurse of the Cat People (1944)
Dir. Gunther V Fritsch, Robert Wise
Feat. Simone Simon
Sequel of worth to the original Val Lewton psychological chiller, again with the feline Simone Simon, here haunting the imagination of a small girl…
Body Snatcher, TheBody Snatcher, The (1945)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi
Quietly creepy Val Lewton production with Boris Karloff as a sinister grave robber who provides bodies for medical research and then blackmails the…
MGM Film Noir CollectionMGM Film Noir Collection (The Stranger, He Walked By Night, He Ran All The Way, Odds Against Tomorrow ) (1946-1959)
Dir. Orson Welles, John Berry, Robert Wise
Four vintage film noirs from the MGM vault.
Born to KillBorn to Kill (1947) Recommended
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Audrey Long
Cracking, hard–edged B–movie thriller, with studly Lawrence Tierney as a ‘homme fatale’ who seduces his way into a cushy marriage in…
Set-Up, TheSet-Up, The (1948) Recommended
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias
This film noir classic is a gripping, real–time examination of a night in the life of an aging prize–fighter who refuses to be corrupted…
Three SecretsThree Secrets (1950)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal, Ruth Roman
Three women exchange handkerchiefs and spill their secrets while awaiting news of their children after a plane crashes. You may need the tissues…
Day the Earth Stood Still, TheDay the Earth Stood Still, The (1951) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal
The blueprint for excellence in fifties sci–fi, Michael Rennie plays Klaatu, a peace–seeking alien whose good intentions meet with…
Desert Rats, TheDesert Rats, The (1953)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Richard Burton
No–nonsense British Army officer Richard Burton assumes command of an Australian platoon, but struggles to win their respect. Sequel to The…
Somebody Up There Likes MeSomebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Paul Newman
Paul Newman laces on the gloves in this round of boxing biography, playing NYC heavyweight Rocky Graziano with true Method–acting guts.…
Helen of TroyHelen of Troy (1956)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Rossana Podesta, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Niall MacGinnis
Homer's epic of the Trojan War is treated with Hollywood gloves in this above–average adaptation. Centering around the the ambiguous figure of…
Until They SailUntil They Sail (1957) Recommended
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Paul Newman
1950s Christchurch is the novelty star of this MGM prestige picture set entirely in Canterbury, New Zealand, with landmarks such as the Christchurch…
Run Silent, Run DeepRun Silent, Run Deep (1958) Recommended
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster
One of the best WWII submarine movies, this pits Commander Clark Gable against rebel Lt. Burt Lancaster as together they patrol the deeps.
I Want to Live!I Want to Live! (1958) Recommended
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent
True–life case of career criminal Barbara Graham's (allegedly) false conviction and execution, chillingly dramatised all the way to the…
Odds Against TomorrowOdds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters
Injecting race problems into a surefire thriller formula, this has an unstable criminal trio – ex–convict (Ryan), crooked cop (Begley)…
West Side StoryWest Side Story (1961) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn
Oscar–sweeping, hugely influential film version of Bernstein and Sondheim's landmark Broadway musical, updating Romeo and Juliet to dockland…
Two For The SeesawTwo For The Seesaw (1962)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Shirley Maclaine, Edmon Ryan
'Odd couple' comedy set in NYC, where a Nebraskan lawyer (Mitchum) moves to start life anew and hits the romantic playground in the company of kooky…
Haunting, TheHaunting, The (1963) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson
Exquisite photography/design and nerve–shredding sound effects urgently conspire for this, the definitive haunted house movie. Played…
Sound of Music, TheSound of Music, The (1965) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker
Enduring Rogers and Hammerstein musical based on the real–life Von Trapp family, who deserted their homeland to escape the Nazis.…
Sand Pebbles, TheSand Pebbles, The (1966)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Candice Bergen
An epic series of adventures on an American gunboat in the turbulent China of the 1920s, Steve McQueen giving a particularly underrated performance,…
Star!Star! (1968)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig
A commendably lavish biopic of the stage–comedienne Gertude Lawrence, who wooed the British stage in the first half of the 20th…
Andromeda Strain, TheAndromeda Strain, The (1971)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson
Four experts undergo a rigid sterilisation program to identify a deadly virus that has wiped out a small town. Fascinating science parable adapted…
Hindenburg, TheHindenburg, The (1975)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton
Tense thriller follows the last flight of the Hindenburg airship from Nazi Germany to New York in 1937, where it notoriously burst into flames upon…
Audrey RoseAudrey Rose (1977)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Marsha Mason, Anthony Hopkins, John Beck
Soberly told thriller which has a seemingly happy couple disturbed by a stranger's (Hopkins) claim that their child is his daughter, in reincarnated…
Star Trek - The Motion PictureStar Trek - The Motion Picture (1979)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley
Starring the cast from the 60's TV phenomenon, this special effects fest features the crew fighting a lethal force field spinning toward Earth.…

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