Jean Dréville
Directing
Born September 20, 1906 · 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.
Directed (41)
The Sleeping Sentinel
1966
Nights of Farewell
1965
Lafayette
1962
Normandy - Neman
1960
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik
1958
The Lady and the Gipsy
1958
The Suspects
1957
Intermediate Landing in Paris
1955
Queen Margot
1954
Endless Horizons
1953
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee
1952
The Girl with the Whip
1952
The Seven Deadly Sins
1952
The Big Meeting
1950
Return to Life
1949
The Spice of Life
1948
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
1948
Carbon Copy
1947
Tainted
1946
Hanged Man's Farm
1945
Les Cadets de l'océan
1945
A Cage of Nightingales
1945
Tornavara
1943
The Roquevillards
1943
Business Is Business
1942
Annette and the Blonde Woman
1942
President Haudecoeur
1940
His Uncle from Normandy
1939
The Chess Player
1938
White Nights in Saint Petersburg
1938
Mama Hummingbird
1937
Troïka sur la piste blanche
1937
Les Petites Alliées
1936
Coup de vent
1936
Touche-à-tout
1935
A Man and His Woman
1934
Trois pour cent
1934
Candy Apple
1932
Creosote
1932
Physiopolis
1930
Autour de l'argent
1929
