Robert Wise
Director, Actor
Films to Rent on DVD
- Curse 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…
- Born to Kill (1947)
- 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, The (1948)
- 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…
- Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
- 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, 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 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 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 Sail (1957)
- 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 Deep (1958)
- 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! (1958)
- 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…