Jean Dréville
Known for: Directing
Born: September 20, 1906
Died: March 5, 1997
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
48 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
9.0
1940: Taking over French Cinema
2019
NR
Jean Dréville, l'aimant du cinéma
2017NR
Cinématon XVI
1982
7.5
Le Voyageur des siècles
1971
6.9
The Leatherstocking Tales
1969
5.3
The Sleeping Sentinel
1966
4.8
Nights of Farewell
1965
5.6
Lafayette
1962
5.2
Normandy - Neman
1960
5.0
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik
1958
9.0
The Lady and the Gipsy
1958
8.0
The Suspects
1957
6.0
Intermediate Landing in Paris
1955
7.1
Queen Margot
19549.0
Endless Horizons
1953
7.0
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee
1952
10.0
The Girl with the Whip
1952
6.0
The Seven Deadly Sins
1952
7.0
The Big Meeting
1950
6.4
Return to Life
1949
5.8
The Spice of Life
1948
5.4
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
1948
6.2
Carbon Copy
1947
6.7
Tainted
1946
5.8
Hanged Man's Farm
1945
6.0
Les Cadets de l'océan
1945
7.5
A Cage of Nightingales
1945
8.0
Tornavara
1943
9.0
The Roquevillards
1943
6.8
Business Is Business
1942
7.0
Annette and the Blonde Woman
1942
7.5
President Haudecoeur
1940
10.0
His Uncle from Normandy
1939
8.0
Savage Brigade
1939
5.3
The Chess Player
1938
4.3
White Nights in Saint Petersburg
1938
8.0
Mama Hummingbird
1937
8.0
Troïka sur la piste blanche
1937
10.0
Les Petites Alliées
1936
8.0
Coup de vent
1936
9.0
Touche-à-tout
1935
10.0
A Man and His Woman
1934
6.7
Le Bonheur
193410.0
Trois pour cent
19347.0
Candy Apple
1932NR
Creosote
1932
7.0
Romania, land of love
1931NR
Physiopolis
1930
8.0
Autour de l'argent
1929
4.8
Cagliostro
1929