What I find amazing about Robert Wise was the fact he was involved in many of the most influential films of the 20th Century. He had a resumé of success that makes Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg look pedestrian in comparison; when he could list Citizen Kane, The Day the Earth Stood Still, West Side Story and The Sound of Music among the films he was heavily involved in--all films with great critical and public acceptance--that is truly the mark of a great person.
Scorsese did an audio commentary on the DVD of 'The Set Up' that's interspersed with Wise comments. MS talks about how much he's always admired Wise's technique.