Jean Dréville
Directing
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
Directing45
tvLe Voyageur des siècles
1971
Director
tvThe Leatherstocking Tales
1969
Director
movieThe Sleeping Sentinel
1966
Director
movieNights of Farewell
1965
Director
movieLafayette
1962
Director
movieNormandy - Neman
1960
Director
movieThe Lady and the Gipsy
1958
Director
movieThe Suspects
1957
Director
movieQueen Margot
1954
Director
movieThe Girl with the Whip
1952
Director
movieThe Seven Deadly Sins
1952
Director
movieThe Big Meeting
1950
Director
movieReturn to Life
1949
Director
movieThe Spice of Life
1948
Director
movieCarbon Copy
1947
Director
movieTainted
1946
Director
movieHanged Man's Farm
1945
Director
movieLes Cadets de l'océan
1945
Director
movieA Cage of Nightingales
1945
Director
movieTornavara
1943
Director
movieThe Roquevillards
1943
Director
movieBusiness Is Business
1942
Director
moviePresident Haudecoeur
1940
Director
movieHis Uncle from Normandy
1939
Director
movieSavage Brigade
1939
Assistant Director
movieThe Chess Player
1938
Director
movieMama Hummingbird
1937
Director
movieLes Petites Alliées
1936
Director
movieCoup de vent
1936
Director
movieTouche-à-tout
1935
Director
movieA Man and His Woman
1934
Director
movieLe Bonheur
1934
Assistant Director
Candy Apple
1932
Director
Creosote
1932
Director
Physiopolis
1930
Director
movieAutour de l'argent
1929
Director
Acting5
movie1940: Taking over French Cinema
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Suspects
1957
Commentator (uncredited)
Writing4
movieThe Roquevillards
1943
Screenplay
movieAnnette and the Blonde Woman
1942
Screenplay
Crew2
movieRomania, land of love
1931
Cinematography
movieCagliostro
1929
Technical Supervisor
Camera1
Creosote
1932
Camera Operator
Editing1
Production1
movieLafayette
1962
Producer