Jean Dréville
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 20, 1906
- Died
- March 5, 1997 (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France
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
Le Voyageur des siècles
TV · Director · 4 eps
The Leatherstocking Tales
TV · Director · 4 eps
The Sleeping Sentinel
Movie · Director
Nights of Farewell
Movie · Director
Lafayette
Movie · Director
Normandy - Neman
Movie · Director
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik
Movie · Director
The Lady and the Gipsy
Movie · Director
The Suspects
Movie · Director
Intermediate Landing in Paris
Movie · Director
Queen Margot
Movie · Director
Endless Horizons
Movie · Director
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee
Movie · Director
The Seven Deadly Sins
Movie · Director
The Girl with the Whip
Movie · Director
The Big Meeting
Movie · Director
Return to Life
Movie · Director
The Spice of Life
Movie · Director
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
Movie · Director
Carbon Copy
Movie · Director
Tainted
Movie · Director
A Cage of Nightingales
Movie · Director
Hanged Man's Farm
Movie · Director
Les Cadets de l'océan
Movie · Director
The Roquevillards
Movie · Director
Tornavara
Movie · Director
Business Is Business
Movie · Director
Annette and the Blonde Woman
Movie · Director
President Haudecoeur
Movie · Director
Savage Brigade
Movie · Assistant Director
His Uncle from Normandy
Movie · Director
The Chess Player
Movie · Director
White Nights in Saint Petersburg
Movie · Director
Mama Hummingbird
Movie · Director
Troïka sur la piste blanche
Movie · Director
Les Petites Alliées
Movie · Director
Coup de vent
Movie · Director
Touche-à-tout
Movie · Director
Le Bonheur
Movie · Assistant Director
A Man and His Woman
Movie · Director
Trois pour cent
Movie · Director
Creosote
Movie · Director
Candy Apple
Movie · Director
Physiopolis
Movie · Director
Autour de l'argent
Movie · Director