René Wheeler
Writing
Born: 1912-02-08 · Paris, France
Died: 2000-12-11
Biography
René Wheeler (8 February 1912 - 11 December 2000) was a French screenwriter and film director. He co-wrote the story of the film A Cage of Nightingales (1945) with Georges Chaperot, for which they both received an Academy Award nomination in 1947. Their story would later serve as an inspiration for the hugely successful film The Chorus (2004). Wheeler also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1955 heist film Rififi. Source: Article "René Wheeler" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.
🎬 Movies (29)

The Chorus
2004
Original Film Writer

Peace in the Fields
1972
Screenplay

Chicken Soup
1963
Adaptation

Crime Does Not Pay
1962
Scenario Writer

Towards Ecstasy
1960
Director

Reproduction interdite
1957
Screenplay

Young Girls Beware
1957
Dialogue

Forgive Our Trespasses
1956
Screenplay

Bold Adventure
1956
Writer

Rififi
1955
Screenplay

The Wicked Go to Hell
1955
Screenplay

Castles in Spain
1954
Director

Theodora, Slave Empress
1954
Screenplay

Midnight... Quai de Bercy
1953
Dialogue

The Love of a Woman
1953
Writer

Fan-Fan the Tulip
1952
Writer

The Seven Deadly Sins
1952
Screenplay

Robinson Crusoeland
1951
Writer

The First Weapons
1950
Director

L'homme de joie
1950
Writer

Jour de Fête
1949
Screenplay

The Loves of Colette
1948
Screenplay

Danger of Death
1947
Writer

The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
1947
Screenplay

Alert Nights
1946
Writer

The Faceless Enemy
1946
Screenplay

A Cage of Nightingales
1945
Screenplay

A Star to the Sun
1943
Screenplay

The Five Cents of Lavarede
1939
Adaptation




