René Wheeler

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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.

Crew

All Directing Writing

The Chorus

Department Writing

Job Original Film Writer

Average Rating

7.7

2524 votes

Release Date

Mar 17, 2004

22 years ago
The Chorus

Department Writing

Job Original Story

Average Rating

7.7

2524 votes

Release Date

Mar 17, 2004

22 years ago
Rififi

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.8

609 votes

Release Date

Apr 13, 1955

72 years ago
Jour de Fête

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.0

236 votes

Release Date

May 11, 1949

78 years ago
Fan-Fan the Tulip

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.7

120 votes

Release Date

Mar 20, 1952

75 years ago
Utopia

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.6

67 votes

Release Date

Oct 17, 1951

75 years ago
A Cage of Nightingales

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.4

15 votes

Release Date

Sep 06, 1945

81 years ago
A Cage of Nightingales

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

7.4

15 votes

Release Date

Sep 06, 1945

81 years ago
The Seven Deadly Sins

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

5.9

14 votes

Release Date

Mar 27, 1952

75 years ago
The Love of a Woman

Department Writing

Job Dialogue

Average Rating

6.8

14 votes

Release Date

Dec 13, 1953

73 years ago
The Love of a Woman

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.8

14 votes

Release Date

Dec 13, 1953

73 years ago
Crime Does Not Pay

Department Writing

Job Scenario Writer

Average Rating

5.1

12 votes

Release Date

Jul 06, 1962

64 years ago
Theodora, Slave Empress

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

5.9

11 votes

Release Date

Jul 02, 1954

72 years ago
The Wicked Go to Hell

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.2

9 votes

Release Date

Dec 07, 1955

71 years ago
Bold Adventure

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.4

8 votes

Release Date

Nov 07, 1956

70 years ago
Young Girls Beware

Department Writing

Job Dialogue

Average Rating

4.8

8 votes

Release Date

Jul 04, 1957

69 years ago
Reproduction interdite

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.1

7 votes

Release Date

Feb 06, 1957

70 years ago
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.6

7 votes

Release Date

Dec 23, 1947

79 years ago
Danger of Death

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.4

5 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 1947

79 years ago
Peace in the Fields

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.1

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1970

57 years ago
The Five Cents of Lavarede

Department Writing

Job Adaptation

Average Rating

5.3

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 07, 1939

88 years ago
The First Weapons

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

Aug 03, 1950

76 years ago
The Loves of Colette

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.5

3 votes

Release Date

Apr 09, 1948

79 years ago
Midnight... Quai de Bercy

Department Writing

Job Dialogue

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

May 21, 1953

73 years ago
Castles in Spain

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Aug 09, 1954

72 years ago
Forgive Our Trespasses

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Aug 01, 1956

70 years ago
Castles in Spain

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Aug 09, 1954

72 years ago
Alert Nights

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 25, 1946

80 years ago
Chicken Soup

Department Writing

Job Adaptation

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 12, 1963

63 years ago
Towards Ecstasy

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 22, 1960

66 years ago
The Faceless Enemy

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 20, 1946

80 years ago
Towards Ecstasy

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 22, 1960

66 years ago
L'homme de joie

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 08, 1950

76 years ago
A Star to the Sun

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 24, 1943

84 years ago

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