HOLLYWOOD'S UNIQUE FILMMAKER..ROBERT WISE!

- Manoj Kulkarni

Hollywood's legendary popular Filmmaker..Robert Wise!

Today is 102nd Birth Anniversary of legendary American Producer-Director-Editor..Robert Earl Wise!

Famous dance sequence from Robert Wise's hit film 'West Side Story' (1961).

Robert Wise first got fame with Orson Welles' great film on media & politics..'Citizen Kane' (1941) which he edited! With film 'The Curse of the Cat People' (1944) he became director!

Robert Wise with artists on the set of film 'Star Trek' (1979).

Then Wise directed different genre of movies like..film noir 'The Set Up' (1949), science fiction 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' (1951), world war film 'Destination Gobi' (1953), comedy 'This could be the Night' (1957) & thriller 'The Haunting' (1963) which he produced also! His film 'The Sand Pebbles' (1966) was critically acclaimed and science fiction 'Star Trek' (1979) became popular!

Singing scene from Robert Wise's famous musical 'The Sound of Music' (1965).

But Wise is best known for his all time hit & influential musicals 'West Side Story' (1961) and 'The Sound of Music' (1965)..Both the films won Best Director & Best Picture 'Oscar' Awards! Indian classic film which Gulzar directed 'Parichay' (1972) was inspired from his 'The Sound of Music' (1965). And Bollywood's Mansoor Khan directed movie 'Josh' (2000) was inspired from his hit 'West Side Story' (1961).

Robert Wise with 'Oscar' awards!

Robert Wise was President of the 'Directors Guild of America' (1971-1975) and most prestigious 'Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' (1984-1987). He received various awards and in 1998 'AFI's Lifetime Achievement Award' too!

Tribute to this genius!!


- Manoj Kulkarni
  ['Chitrasrushti'] 
    [Pune, India]