Person Details

Birthday: 1912-02-08 13:16:15

Death: 2000-12-11 13:16:15

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Paris, France

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Movie Involvements: 30

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

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. Source: Article "René Wheeler" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Most Famous Work

The Chorus
Average
8

The Chorus

(2004) Story
Arsène Lupin
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8

Arsène Lupin

(1971) Dialogue
Rififi
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8

Rififi

(1955) Screenplay
Fan-Fan the Tulip
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7

Fan-Fan the Tulip

(1952) Writer
Jour de fête
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7

Jour de fête

(1949) Screenplay
The House in the Woods
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6

The House in the Woods

(1971) Writer
Utopia
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6

Utopia

(1951) Writer
Crime Does Not Pay
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5

Crime Does Not Pay

(1962) Scenario Writer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2004 Story
1980 Writer
1971 Writer
Adaptation
Dialogue
1970 Screenplay
1963 Adaptation
1962 Scenario Writer
1960 Writer
1957 Dialogue
Screenplay
1956 Writer
Screenplay
1955 Screenplay
Screenplay
1954 Screenplay
1953 Dialogue
Writer
Dialogue
1952 Screenplay
Writer
1951 Writer
1950 Writer
1949 Screenplay
1948 Screenplay
1947 Screenplay
Writer
1946 Screenplay
Writer
1943 Screenplay
1939 Adaptation
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
1966 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1960 Director
1954 Director
1950 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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