Jean Dréville

Directing·Sep 20, 1906·Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France

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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.

Film	Credit
1940: Taking over French Cinema2019 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Jean Dréville, l'aimant du cinéma2017 · Lui-même	Lui-même
CCinématon XVI1982 · N°155	N°155
The Sleeping Sentinel1966 · Director	Director
Nights of Farewell1965 · Director	Director
Lafayette1962 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Normandy - Neman1960 · Director	Director
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik1958 · Director	Director
The Lady and the Gipsy1958 · Director	Director
The Suspects1957 · Commentator (uncredited), Director	Commentator (uncredited), Director
Intermediate Landing in Paris1955 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Queen Margot1954 · Director	Director
EEndless Horizons1953 · Director	Director
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee1952 · Director	Director
The Girl with the Whip1952 · Director	Director
The Seven Deadly Sins1952 · Director	Director
The Big Meeting1950 · Director	Director
Return to Life1949 · Director	Director
The Spice of Life1948 · Director	Director
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water1948 · Director	Director
Carbon Copy1947 · Director	Director
Tainted1946 · Director	Director
Hanged Man's Farm1945 · Director	Director
Les Cadets de l'océan1945 · Director	Director
A Cage of Nightingales1945 · Director	Director
Tornavara1943 · Director	Director
The Roquevillards1943 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Business Is Business1942 · Director	Director
Annette and the Blonde Woman1942 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
President Haudecoeur1940 · Director	Director
His Uncle from Normandy1939 · Director	Director
The Chess Player1938 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
White Nights in Saint Petersburg1938 · Director	Director
Mama Hummingbird1937 · Director	Director
Troïka sur la piste blanche1937 · Director	Director
Les Petites Alliées1936 · Director	Director
Coup de vent1936 · Director	Director
Touche-à-tout1935 · Director	Director
A Man and His Woman1934 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
TTrois pour cent1934 · Director	Director
CCandy Apple1932 · Director	Director
CCreosote1932 · Director	Director
PPhysiopolis1930 · Director	Director
Autour de l'argent1929 · Director	Director