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On this day, September 10, 1914, Robert Wise was born.
Tue Jul 18, 2023: On this day, July 18, 1951, Klaatu and Gort landed on the Ellipse.
Thu Jun 29, 2023: On this day, June 29, 1911, Bernard Herrmann was born.
Sat Sep 10, 2022: On this day, September 10, 1914, Robert Wise was born.
Robert Wise
Wise in 1990
Born: Robert Earl Wise; September 10, 1914; Winchester, Indiana, U.S.
Died: September 14, 2005 (aged 91); Westwood, California, U.S.
Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American film director, producer, and editor. He won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his musical films West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965). He was also nominated for Best Film Editing for Citizen Kane (1941) and directed and produced The Sand Pebbles (1966), which was nominated for Best Picture.
Among his other films are The Body Snatcher (1945), Born to Kill (1947), The Set-Up (1949), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Destination Gobi (1953), This Could Be The Night (1957), Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), I Want to Live! (1958), The Haunting (1963), The Andromeda Strain (1971), The Hindenburg (1975) and Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).
He was the president of the Directors Guild of America from 1971 to 1975 and the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1985 through 1988.
Wise achieved critical success as a director in a striking variety of film genres: horror, noir, western, war, science fiction, musical and drama, with many repeat successes within each genre. Wise's meticulous preparation may have been largely motivated by studio budget constraints, but advanced the moviemaking art. Robert Wise received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1998.
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Wise in 1990
Born: Robert Earl Wise; September 10, 1914; Winchester, Indiana, U.S.
Died: September 14, 2005 (aged 91); Westwood, California, U.S.
Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American film director, producer, and editor. He won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his musical films West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965). He was also nominated for Best Film Editing for Citizen Kane (1941) and directed and produced The Sand Pebbles (1966), which was nominated for Best Picture.
Among his other films are The Body Snatcher (1945), Born to Kill (1947), The Set-Up (1949), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Destination Gobi (1953), This Could Be The Night (1957), Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), I Want to Live! (1958), The Haunting (1963), The Andromeda Strain (1971), The Hindenburg (1975) and Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).
He was the president of the Directors Guild of America from 1971 to 1975 and the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1985 through 1988.
Wise achieved critical success as a director in a striking variety of film genres: horror, noir, western, war, science fiction, musical and drama, with many repeat successes within each genre. Wise's meticulous preparation may have been largely motivated by studio budget constraints, but advanced the moviemaking art. Robert Wise received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1998.
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He loves to open his movies with helicopter shots.
West Side Story (1961) - Official® Trailer [HD]
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Release Date: October 18, 1961
This brilliant film sets the ageless story of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of gang warfare in 1950s New York.
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626,826 views Mar 31, 2014
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86.8K subscribers
Release Date: October 18, 1961
This brilliant film sets the ageless story of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of gang warfare in 1950s New York.
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West Side Story (4/10) Movie CLIP - America (1961) HD
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West Side Story movie clips: http://j.mp/1LkjWFw
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Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr
7,048,538 viewsJul 30, 2013
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West Side Story movie clips: http://j.mp/1LkjWFw
BUY THE MOVIE: http://j.mp/16TMZIG
Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr
Here's another movie that opens with a helicopter shot. It was filmed in glorious Todd-AO.
"The Sound of Music" - THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
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Rodgers & Hammerstein
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If a helicopter is not available, a flying saucer will work.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) title sequence
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Title sequence from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
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Title sequence from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)