René Wheeler
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- February 8, 1912
- Died
- December 11, 2000
- Birthplace
- 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. Source: Article "René Wheeler" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography

The Chorus 2004
Original Film Writer, Original Story

Peace in the Fields 1972
Screenplay

Chicken Soup 1963
Adaptation

Crime Does Not Pay 1962
Scenario Writer

Towards Ecstasy 1960
Director, Writer

Young Girls Beware 1957
Dialogue

Reproduction interdite 1957
Screenplay

Bold Adventure 1956
Writer

Forgive Our Trespasses 1956
Screenplay

The Wicked Go to Hell 1955
Screenplay

Rififi 1955
Screenplay

Castles in Spain 1954
Director, Writer

Theodora, Slave Empress 1954
Screenplay

The Love of a Woman 1953
Writer, Dialogue

Midnight... Quai de Bercy 1953
Dialogue

The Seven Deadly Sins 1952
Screenplay

Fan-Fan the Tulip 1952
Writer

Robinson Crusoeland 1951
Writer

L'homme de joie 1950
Writer

The First Weapons 1950
Director

Jour de fête 1949
Screenplay

The Loves of Colette 1948
Screenplay

The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean 1947
Screenplay

Danger of Death 1947
Writer

The Faceless Enemy 1946
Screenplay

Alert Nights 1946
Writer

A Cage of Nightingales 1945
Screenplay, Writer

A Star to the Sun 1943
Screenplay

The Five Cents of Lavarede 1939
Adaptation
Credits from TMDB.