René Wheeler

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

La Porteuse de pain 1973 ★ 8.0
Les Compagnons de Jéhu 1966 ★ 7.0
Les Mystères de Paris 1980 ★ 8.0
Fan-Fan the Tulip 1952 ★ 6.7
Robinson Crusoeland 1951 ★ 5.6
The Love of a Woman 1953 ★ 6.8
Castles in Spain 1954 ★ 7.0
Bold Adventure 1956 ★ 5.8
A Cage of Nightingales 1945 ★ 7.6
Danger of Death 1947 ★ 5.7
The First Weapons 1950 ★ 6.3
Alert Nights 1946 ★ 7.0
Towards Ecstasy 1960 ★ 10.0