About

Known credits:
36
Birthday:
1912-02-08
Place of birth:
Paris, France
Website:
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René Wheeler

Overview

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

Directing
1960 Towards Ecstasy Directing Director N/A
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1954 Castles in Spain Directing Director 58
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1950 The First Weapons Directing Director 59
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Writing
2004 The Chorus Writing Story 73
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1980 Les Mystères de Paris Writing Writer 69
Fair
1973 La Porteuse de pain Writing Writer 69
Fair
1971 The House in the Woods Writing Writer 68
Fair
1970 Peace in the Fields Writing Screenplay 59
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1963 Chicken Soup Writing Adaptation N/A
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1962 Crime Does Not Pay Writing Scenario Writer 59
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1960 Towards Ecstasy Writing Writer N/A
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1957 Young Girls Beware Writing Dialogue 58
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1957 Reproduction interdite Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1956 Bold Adventure Writing Writer 58
Average
1956 Forgive Our Trespasses Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1955 The Wicked Go to Hell Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1955 Rififi Writing Screenplay 68
Fair
1954 Castles in Spain Writing Writer 58
Average
1954 Theodora, Slave Empress Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1953 The Love of a Woman Writing Dialogue 59
Average
1953 The Love of a Woman Writing Writer 59
Average
1953 Midnight... Quai de Bercy Writing Dialogue 58
Average
1952 The Seven Deadly Sins Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1952 Fan-Fan the Tulip Writing Writer 60
Fair
1951 Utopia Writing Writer 58
Average
1950 L'homme de joie Writing Writer N/A
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1949 Jour de Fête Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1948 The Loves of Colette Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1947 The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean Writing Screenplay 59
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1947 Danger of Death Writing Writer 59
Average
1946 The Faceless Enemy Writing Screenplay N/A
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1946 Alert Nights Writing Writer N/A
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1945 A Cage of Nightingales Writing Writer 59
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1945 A Cage of Nightingales Writing Screenplay 59
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1943 A Star to the Sun Writing Screenplay N/A
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1939 The Five Cents of Lavarede Writing Adaptation 59
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