René Wheeler
Writing
- Born
- February 8, 1912 · Paris, France
- Died
- December 11, 2000 (age 88)
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
The Chorus
March 17, 2004
Rififi
April 13, 1955
Jour de fête
May 11, 1949
Fan-Fan the Tulip
March 20, 1952
Robinson Crusoeland
October 17, 1951
A Cage of Nightingales
September 6, 1945
The Love of a Woman
December 13, 1953
The Seven Deadly Sins
March 27, 1952
Crime Does Not Pay
July 6, 1962
Theodora, Slave Empress
July 2, 1954
Bold Adventure
November 7, 1956
The Wicked Go to Hell
December 7, 1955
Behind the camera29
- 2004The Chorus Original Film Writer, Original Story
- 1972Peace in the Fields Screenplay
- 1963Chicken Soup Adaptation
- 1962Crime Does Not Pay Scenario Writer
- 1960Towards Ecstasy Director, Writer
- 1957Young Girls Beware Dialogue
- 1957Reproduction interdite Screenplay
- 1956Bold Adventure Writer
- 1956Forgive Our Trespasses Screenplay
- 1955The Wicked Go to Hell