Jean Dréville
Directing · Born 1906-09-20 · age 90 at death · 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.
Titles
Carbon Copy
Le Bonheur
Return to Life
A Cage of Nightingales
The Seven Deadly Sins
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
Hanged Man's Farm
Normandy - Neman
The Spice of Life
The Leatherstocking Tales
Cagliostro
Queen Margot
Lafayette
The Chess Player
Business Is Business
Nights of Farewell
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik
White Nights in Saint Petersburg
The Sleeping Sentinel
Autour de l'argent
Tainted
Annette and the Blonde Woman
Les Cadets de l'océan
Intermediate Landing in Paris
President Haudecoeur
Le Voyageur des siècles
The Suspects
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee
Endless Horizons
Savage Brigade
Romania, land of love
Mama Hummingbird
The Roquevillards
The Girl with the Whip
Les Petites Alliées
His Uncle from Normandy
Troïka sur la piste blanche
Touche-à-tout
Coup de vent
A Man and His Woman
Trois pour cent
Candy Apple
Tornavara
The Lady and the Gipsy
The Big Meeting
Jean Dréville, l'aimant du cinéma