Jean Dréville
Directing
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.
Filmography 46
Movies (44)
1940: Taking over French Cinema2019Self (archive footage)
Jean Dréville, l'aimant du cinéma2017Lui-même- Cinématon XVI1982N°155
The Sleeping Sentinel1966Directing
Nights of Farewell1965Directing
Lafayette1962Directing
Normandy - Neman1960Directing
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik1958Directing
The Lady and the Gipsy1958Directing
The Suspects1957Commentator (uncredited)
Intermediate Landing in Paris1955
Queen Margot1954Directing- Endless Horizons1953Directing
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee1952Directing
The Girl with the Whip1952Directing
The Seven Deadly Sins1952Directing
The Big Meeting1950Directing
Return to Life1949Directing
The Spice of Life1948Directing
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water1948Directing
Carbon Copy1947Directing
Tainted1946Directing
Hanged Man's Farm1945Directing
Les Cadets de l'océan1945Directing
A Cage of Nightingales1945Directing
Tornavara1943Directing
The Roquevillards1943Directing
Business Is Business1942Directing
Annette and the Blonde Woman1942Directing
President Haudecoeur1940Directing
Shows (2)
Le Voyageur des siècles1971Directing
The Leatherstocking Tales1969Directing