



René Wheeler
Writing1912Paris, France

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.
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Known For
Acting History
2004
The Chorus
Original Film Writer
The Chorus
Original Story
1980
Les Mystères de Paris
TVWriter
1973
La Porteuse de pain
TVWriter
1971
1970
Peace in the Fields
Screenplay
1963
Chicken Soup
Adaptation
1962
Crime Does Not Pay
Scenario Writer
1960
Towards Ecstasy
Director
Towards Ecstasy
Writer
1957
Young Girls Beware
Dialogue
Reproduction interdite
Screenplay
1956
Forgive Our Trespasses
Screenplay
Bold Adventure
Writer
1955
Rififi
Screenplay
The Wicked Go to Hell
Screenplay
1954
1953
1952
The Seven Deadly Sins
Screenplay
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Writer
1951
Robinson Crusoeland
Writer
1950
The First Weapons
Director
L'homme de joie
Writer
1949
Jour de Fête
Screenplay
1948
The Loves of Colette
Screenplay
1947
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
Screenplay
Danger of Death
Writer
1946
The Faceless Enemy
Screenplay
Alert Nights
Writer
1945
A Cage of Nightingales
Screenplay
A Cage of Nightingales
Writer
1943
A Star to the Sun
Screenplay
1939
The Five Cents of Lavarede
Adaptation





