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
all 52
Movies 50
Director 44
self 2
TV Shows 2
Writer 1
1940: Taking over French Cinema (2019)
Le Voyageur des siècles (1971)
The Leatherstocking Tales (1969)
The Sleeping Sentinel (1966)
Nights of Farewell (1965)
Lafayette (1962)
Normandy - Neman (1960)
The Lady and the Gipsy (1958)
The Suspects (1957)
Queen Margot (1954)
Endless Horizons (1953)
The Girl with the Whip (1952)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
The Big Meeting (1950)
Return to Life (1949)
The Spice of Life (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)
President Haudecoeur (1940)
His Uncle from Normandy (1939)
Savage Brigade (1939)
The Chess Player (1938)
Mama Hummingbird (1937)
Les Petites Alliées (1936)
Coup de vent (1936)
Touche-à-tout (1935)
A Man and His Woman (1934)
Le Bonheur (1934)
Trois pour cent (1934)
Candy Apple (1932)
Creosote (1932)
Romania, land of love (1931)
Physiopolis (1930)
Autour de l'argent (1929)
Als de halmen buigen (1929)
Cagliostro (1929)
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Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1906-09-20
Deathday
1997-03-05 (90 years old)
Birth Place
Vitry-sur-Seine,
Relationships
Véronique Deschamps (1952 - 1997)
Children
Valérie Dréville
Citizenships
Also Known As
Jean Dreville
Awards
Commander of the National Order of Merit, Louis Delluc Prize
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