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René Wheeler

Known for

Writing

Born

February 8, 1912

Birthplace

Paris, France

Died

December 11, 2000 (aged 88)

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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Best known work

The Chorus
The Chorus
2004
Rififi
Rififi
1955
Jour de Fête
Jour de Fête
1949
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Fan-Fan the Tulip
1952
Robinson Crusoeland
Robinson Crusoeland
1951
Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin
1971
A Cage of Nightingales
A Cage of Nightingales
1945
The Love of a Woman
The Love of a Woman
1953
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins
1952
Crime Does Not Pay
Crime Does Not Pay
1962

Filmography

  1. 2004

    The Chorus

    Original Film Writer, Original Story

  2. 1980

    Les Mystères de ParisTV

    Writer

  3. 1973

    La Porteuse de painTV

    Writer, Creator

  4. 1972

  5. 1971

  6. 1971

    Arsène LupinTV

    Adaptation, Dialogue

  7. 1966

  8. 1963

    Chicken Soup

    Adaptation

  9. 1962

    Crime Does Not Pay

    Scenario Writer

  10. 1960

    Towards Ecstasy

    Director, Writer

  11. 1957

  12. 1957

  13. 1956

  14. 1956

  15. 1955

  16. 1955

    Rififi

    Screenplay

  17. 1954

    Castles in Spain

    Director, Writer

  18. 1954

  19. 1953

    The Love of a Woman

    Dialogue, Writer

  20. 1953

  21. 1952

  22. 1952

  23. 1951

  24. 1950

  25. 1950

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