Director Robert Wise (1914)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) is a science fiction movie based on the popular TV series of the same name. Directed by Robert Wise and produced by Gene Roddenberry, it follows the story of a monitoring station called Epsilon Nine in the 23rd century that discovers a powerful alien entity making its way towards Earth. The entity easily destroys three Klingon warships and Epsilon Nine before continuing on its course. Meanwhile, the starship Enterprise, commanded by former captain James T. Kirk who has been promoted to Admiral, is undergoing a major refit on Earth. As ...

West Side Story (1961) is a film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, based on the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which was inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Set in 1957 New York City, it revolves around two teenage gangs vying for power on the Upper West Side. The Jets, led by Riff, engage in fights with the Sharks, led by Bernardo. After a brawl is broken up by Lieutenant Schrank and Officer Krupke, the Jets challenge the Sharks to a rumble following an upcoming dance. Riff wants ...

The American science fiction film, The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), was produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise for 20th Century Fox. Upon a flying saucer’s arrival in Washington, D.C., it quickly becomes surrounded by the United States Army. A humanoid emerges from the spacecraft and assures that he comes ‘in peace and with good will’. However, his unexpected opening of a small device leads to being shot and injured by a jittery soldier. Suddenly, a towering robot appears from the saucer and effortlessly destroys the ...