Jean Dréville
Directing
1906-09-20 · Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France
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.
Filmography
1940: Taking over French Cinema
2019 · Movie
Jean Dréville, l'aimant du cinéma
2017 · Movie
Cinématon XVI
1982 · Movie
Le Voyageur des siècles
1971 · Series
The Leatherstocking Tales
1969 · Series
The Sleeping Sentinel
1966 · Movie
Nights of Farewell
1965 · Movie
Lafayette
1962 · Movie
Normandy - Neman
1960 · Movie
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik
1958 · Movie
The Lady and the Gipsy
1958 · Movie
The Suspects
1957 · Movie
Intermediate Landing in Paris
1955 · Movie
Queen Margot
1954 · Movie
Endless Horizons
1953 · Movie
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee
1952 · Movie
The Girl with the Whip
1952 · Movie
The Seven Deadly Sins
1952 · Movie
The Big Meeting
1950 · Movie
Return to Life
1949 · Movie
The Spice of Life
1948 · Movie
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
1948 · Movie
Carbon Copy
1947 · Movie
Tainted
1946 · Movie
Hanged Man's Farm
1945 · Movie
Les Cadets de l'océan
1945 · Movie
A Cage of Nightingales
1945 · Movie
Tornavara
1943 · Movie
The Roquevillards
1943 · Movie
Business Is Business
1942 · Movie
Annette and the Blonde Woman
1942 · Movie
President Haudecoeur
1940 · Movie
His Uncle from Normandy
1939 · Movie
Savage Brigade
1939 · Movie
The Chess Player
1938 · Movie
White Nights in Saint Petersburg
1938 · Movie
Mama Hummingbird
1937 · Movie
Troïka sur la piste blanche
1937 · Movie
Les Petites Alliées
1936 · Movie
Coup de vent
1936 · Movie
Touche-à-tout
1935 · Movie
A Man and His Woman
1934 · Movie
Le Bonheur
1934 · Movie
Trois pour cent
1934 · Movie
Candy Apple
1932 · Movie
Creosote
1932 · Movie
Romania, land of love
1931 · Movie
Physiopolis
1930 · Movie
Autour de l'argent
1929 · Movie
Cagliostro
1929 · Movie