Jean Dréville
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1906-09-20
Day of Death
1997-03-05 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France
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
Acting
(2019)
1940: Taking over French Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
Jean Dréville, l'aimant du cinéma
as Lui-même
(1982)
Cinématon XVI
as N°155
(1957)
The Suspects
as Commentator (uncredited)
(1955)
Crew
(1966)
The Sleeping Sentinel
Director
(1965)
Nights of Farewell
Director
(1962)
Lafayette
Director, Producer
(1960)
Normandy - Neman
Director
(1958)
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik
Director
(1958)
The Lady and the Gipsy
Director
(1957)
The Suspects
Director
(1955)
Intermediate Landing in Paris
Director
(1954)
Queen Margot
Director
(1953)
Endless Horizons
Director
(1952)
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee
Director
(1952)
The Seven Deadly Sins
Director
(1952)
The Girl with the Whip
Director
(1950)
The Big Meeting
Director
(1949)
Return to Life
Director
(1948)
The Spice of Life
Director
(1948)
(1947)
Carbon Copy
Director
(1946)
Tainted
Director
(1945)
A Cage of Nightingales
Director
(1945)
Hanged Man's Farm
Director
(1945)
Les Cadets de l'océan
Director
(1943)
The Roquevillards
Director, Screenplay
(1943)
Tornavara
Director
(1942)
Business Is Business
Director
(1942)
Annette and the Blonde Woman
Screenplay, Director
(1940)
President Haudecoeur
Director
(1939)
Savage Brigade
Assistant Director
(1939)
His Uncle from Normandy
Director
(1938)
The Chess Player
Director, Writer
(1938)
White Nights in Saint Petersburg
Director
(1937)
Mama Hummingbird
Director
(1937)
Troïka sur la piste blanche
Director
(1936)
Les Petites Alliées
Director
(1936)
Coup de vent
Director
(1935)
Touche-à-tout
Director
(1934)
Le Bonheur
Assistant Director
(1934)
A Man and His Woman
Director
(1934)
Trois pour cent
Director
(1932)
Creosote
Director, Camera Operator
(1932)
Candy Apple
Director
(1931)
Romania, land of love
Cinematography
(1930)
Physiopolis
Director
(1929)
Autour de l'argent
Director
(1929)
Cagliostro
Technical Supervisor