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René Wheeler

Writer · 1912–2000 · Paris, France

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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 3.0.

Wrote 32

1980s

  1. 1980

    Les Mystères de Paris

    Writer

1960s

  1. 1963

    Chicken Soup

    Adaptation

  2. 1962

    Crime Does Not Pay

    Scenario Writer

  3. 1960

    Towards Ecstasy

    Writer

1950s

  1. 1957

    Young Girls Beware

    Dialogue

  2. Reproduction interdite

    Screenplay

  3. 1956

    Bold Adventure

    Writer

  4. Forgive Our Trespasses

    Screenplay

  5. 1955

    The Wicked Go to Hell

    Screenplay

  6. 1954

    Castles in Spain

    Writer

  7. Theodora, Slave Empress

    Screenplay

  8. 1953

    The Love of a Woman

    Dialogue, Writer

  9. Midnight... Quai de Bercy

    Dialogue

  10. 1952
  11. 1951
  12. 1950

    L'homme de joie

    Writer

1940s

  1. 1949
  2. 1948

    The Loves of Colette

    Screenplay

  3. 1947

    The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean

    Screenplay

  4. Danger of Death

    Writer

  5. 1946

    The Faceless Enemy

    Screenplay

  6. Alert Nights

    Writer

  7. 1945

    A Cage of Nightingales

    Screenplay, Writer

  8. 1943

    A Star to the Sun

    Screenplay

1930s

  1. 1939

    The Five Cents of Lavarede

    Adaptation

Directed 3

1960s

  1. 1960

    Towards Ecstasy

    Director

1950s

  1. 1954

    Castles in Spain

    Director

  2. 1950

    The First Weapons

    Director

Created 2

1970s

  1. 1973

    La Porteuse de pain

    Creator

1960s

  1. 1966

    Les Compagnons de Jéhu

    Creator