Directing
Jean Dréville
FR, RU, DE, NO cinema · 48 credits
Born
20 September 1906
Died
5 March 1997 (aged 90)
Birthplace
Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France
Also known as Jean Dreville
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
as Self (archive footage)
Nights of Farewell
Director
Lafayette
Director, Producer
Normandy - Neman
Director
The Suspects
as Commentator (uncredited), Director
Intermediate Landing in Paris
Actor, Director
Queen Margot
Director
The Big Meeting
Director
Return to Life
Director
The Spice of Life
Director
Carbon Copy
Director
Tainted
Director
Hanged Man's Farm
Director
The Roquevillards
Screenplay, Director
Tornavara
Director
Business Is Business
Director
Annette and the Blonde Woman
Screenplay, Director
President Haudecoeur
Director
Savage Brigade
Assistant Director
The Chess Player
Director, Writer
Mama Hummingbird
Director
Les Petites Alliées
Director
Coup de vent
Director
Touche-à-tout
Director
Le Bonheur
Assistant Director
A Man and His Woman
Director, Writer, Editor
Creosoot
1932
Creosote
Director, Camera Operator
Romania, land of love
Cinematography
Autour de l'argent
Director
Cagliostro
Technical Supervisor