{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/14229/rene-wheeler",
  "name": "René Wheeler",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/14229/rene-wheeler",
  "knownForDepartment": "Writing",
  "description": "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.\n\nSource: Article \"René Wheeler\" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.",
  "birthDate": "1912-02-08",
  "deathDate": "2000-12-11",
  "birthPlace": "Paris, France",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923941"
  ],
  "lastVerified": "5 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 5528,
      "title": "The Chorus",
      "year": "2004",
      "role": "Original Film Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.738,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/hUl7gSvkGygyk9wt3zy5NqpC5bb.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/5528/the-chorus-2004"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 39214,
      "title": "Arsène Lupin",
      "year": "1971",
      "role": "Adaptation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.75,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/yQVkbqMT90Q2UFWS9XKtL03TuYb.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/39214/arsene-lupin-1971"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 74781,
      "title": "The House in the Woods",
      "year": "1971",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.917,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nJjK9Gg0iWdvssoIq4toqOyafh1.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/74781/the-house-in-the-woods-1971"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 934,
      "title": "Rififi",
      "year": "1955",
      "role": "Screenplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.773,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/heVdAFNZUxXVmO6jiJcEHCvI5lK.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/934/rififi-1955"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 70610,
      "title": "La Porteuse de pain",
      "year": "1973",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nnzfhJiJQqBNtutnRnKbjczqD3y.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/70610/la-porteuse-de-pain-1973"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 75565,
      "title": "Les Mystères de Paris",
      "year": "1980",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nQoluVf1uEw5hQCgkJTJyqlAVRx.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/75565/les-mysteres-de-paris-1980"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 62547,
      "title": "Fan-Fan the Tulip",
      "year": "1952",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.726,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kdhnzJfcwvi0i6a8wqasRN3sq6l.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/62547/fan-fan-the-tulip-1952"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 70106,
      "title": "Robinson Crusoeland",
      "year": "1951",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.657,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/86XVqC144ERq5AVxmSmYhF9bmRw.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/70106/robinson-crusoeland-1951"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 300503,
      "title": "The Seven Deadly Sins",
      "year": "1952",
      "role": "Screenplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.967,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/gRVO6GEwiU9aPPwJUeMyY7RSdQd.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/300503/the-seven-deadly-sins-1952"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 256653,
      "title": "Crime Does Not Pay",
      "year": "1962",
      "role": "Scenario Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/gL38siJ61r4MCdLHan9O2EEwhpI.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/256653/crime-does-not-pay-1962"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 143065,
      "title": "A Cage of Nightingales",
      "year": "1945",
      "role": "Screenplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.563,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/q7vIOHZhKEpYJkKTxYjzH8XIC4S.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/143065/a-cage-of-nightingales-1945"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 257184,
      "title": "Bold Adventure",
      "year": "1956",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.833,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/zKg4pNihFM1LBGE2E8kbQbJUzrX.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/257184/bold-adventure-1956"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 562750,
      "title": "Chicken Soup",
      "year": "1963",
      "role": "Adaptation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/rvJJV0hipvpMIlXjU83KNuPgNUv.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/562750/chicken-soup-1963"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 280957,
      "title": "Theodora, Slave Empress",
      "year": "1954",
      "role": "Screenplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.25,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/tY84DpsGMkbQDZEqVH9OnyOeEZm.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/280957/theodora-slave-empress-1954"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 382252,
      "title": "Danger of Death",
      "year": "1947",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.667,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cT8NBi3B67GwM4ql1T4MyF8B0Dy.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/382252/danger-of-death-1947"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 4595,
      "title": "Jour de Fête",
      "year": "1949",
      "role": "Screenplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.048,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/x1wwNdrBywcmZSfIsO8qcaZxYWR.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/4595/jour-de-fete-1949"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 192398,
      "title": "Castles in Spain",
      "year": "1954",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/eIeeuNTdQ7mZYLp0cK1rOeUCtdn.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/192398/castles-in-spain-1954"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 189903,
      "title": "The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean",
      "year": "1947",
      "role": "Screenplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.875,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/g9PDwtmGQGahiZClldNBTAMo6uo.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/189903/the-lovers-of-the-pont-saint-jean-1947"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 64103,
      "title": "The Love of a Woman",
      "year": "1953",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.844,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6wuuwNQwp7SA1WQcQ89gGDW5mM1.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/64103/the-love-of-a-woman-1953"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 409606,
      "title": "Towards Ecstasy",
      "year": "1960",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 10,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/74RnpbbKVdiQ9xVGHMLtMLs7jlK.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/409606/towards-ecstasy-1960"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 322531,
      "title": "Young Girls Beware",
      "year": "1957",
      "role": "Dialogue",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.333,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/hvBmsBgoHLrj4sVQUbeFuVmApsP.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/322531/young-girls-beware-1957"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 94989,
      "title": "The Five Cents of Lavarede",
      "year": "1939",
      "role": "Adaptation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.75,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/FjwxKnjK4TzEBISCRqDY5BImBK.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/94989/the-five-cents-of-lavarede-1939"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 64495,
      "title": "Les Compagnons de Jehu",
      "year": "1966",
      "role": "Creator",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/1UVNq3idXo9k9D7s7Wm4q93KM9c.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/64495/les-compagnons-de-jehu-1966"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 173943,
      "title": "The Wicked Go to Hell",
      "year": "1955",
      "role": "Screenplay",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.4,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ui9wEwZES66y0n6NFXzQKkHe4j8.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/173943/the-wicked-go-to-hell-1955"
    }
  ]
}