René Wheeler
Writing·February 8, 1912·† December 11, 2000 — 88 years old·Paris, France
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.
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2004The ChorusOriginal Film Writer · Original Story1980Les Mystères de ParisTVWriter1973La Porteuse de painTVWriter · Creator1972Peace in the FieldsScreenplay1971La Maison des boisTVWriter1971Arsène LupinTVAdaptation · Dialogue1966Les Compagnons de JéhuTVCreator1963Chicken SoupAdaptation1962Crime Does Not PayScenario Writer1960Towards EcstasyDirector · Writer1957Young Girls BewareDialogue1957Reproduction interditeScreenplay1956Bold AdventureWriter1956Forgive Our TrespassesScreenplay1955The Wicked Go to HellScreenplay1955RififiScreenplay1954Castles in SpainDirector · Writer1954Theodora, Slave EmpressScreenplay1953The Love of a WomanWriter · Dialogue1953Midnight... Quai de BercyDialogue1952The Seven Deadly SinsScreenplay1952Fan-Fan the TulipWriter1951Robinson CrusoelandWriter1950L'homme de joieWriter1950The First WeaponsDirector1949Jour de FêteScreenplay1948The Loves of ColetteScreenplay1947The Lovers of the Pont Saint-JeanScreenplay1947Danger of DeathWriter1946The Faceless EnemyScreenplay1946Alert NightsWriter1945A Cage of NightingalesScreenplay · Writer1943A Star to the SunScreenplay1939The Five Cents of LavaredeAdaptation