Known For
Directing
Born
Sep 20, 1906
Died
Mar 05, 1997
Place of Birth
Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France
Credits
50 titles
Jean Dréville
Biography
Jean Dréville was a prolific French film director whose career spanned from the late 1920s to the late 1960s. Initially trained in advertising design and photography, he began his cinematic journey by publishing articles in film sections of newspapers like L'Intransigeant and Comœdia. Dréville directed his first film, Autour de L'Argent (1928), a documentary on the making of Marcel L'Herbier's L'Argent. His notable works include A Cage of Nightingales (1945), which inspired the 2004 film The Chorus, and The Battle of the Rails (1946), a realistic portrayal of French railway workers' resistance during World War II. Dréville's films are recognized for their narrative clarity and humanistic approach.
Known For
Filmography
1940: Taking over French Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Jean Dréville, l'aimant du cinéma
Lui-même
Cinématon XVI
N°155
Le Voyageur des siècles
Director
The Leatherstocking Tales
Director
The Sleeping Sentinel
Director
Nights of Farewell
Director
Lafayette
Director
Normandy - Neman
Director
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik
Director
The Lady and the Gipsy
Director
The Suspects
Commentator (uncredited)
Intermediate Landing in Paris
Queen Margot
Director
Endless Horizons
Director
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee
Director
The Girl with the Whip
Director
The Seven Deadly Sins
Director
The Big Meeting
Director
Return to Life
Director
The Spice of Life
Director
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
Director
Carbon Copy
Director
Tainted
Director
Hanged Man's Farm
Director
Les Cadets de l'océan
Director
A Cage of Nightingales
Director
Tornavara
Director
The Roquevillards
Director
Business Is Business
Director
Annette and the Blonde Woman
Screenplay
President Haudecoeur
Director
His Uncle from Normandy
Director
Savage Brigade
Assistant Director
The Chess Player
Director
White Nights in Saint Petersburg
Director
Mama Hummingbird
Director
Troïka sur la piste blanche
Director
Les Petites Alliées
Director
Coup de vent
Director
Touche-à-tout
Director
A Man and His Woman
Director
Le Bonheur
Assistant Director
Trois pour cent
Director
Candy Apple
Director
Creosote
Director
Romania, land of love
Cinematography
Physiopolis
Director
Autour de l'argent
Director
Cagliostro
Technical Supervisor