Jean Dréville
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.
Acting (4 movies)
Directing (41 movies)
Return to Life
1949
Carbon Copy
1947
Lafayette
1962
Queen Margot
1954
Nights of Farewell
1965
Autour de l'argent
1929
Tainted
1946
Creosote
1932
Intermediate Landing in Paris
1955
The Chess Player
1938
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee
1952
Endless Horizons
1953
A Cage of Nightingales
1945
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik
1958
Normandy - Neman
1960
Hanged Man's Farm
1945
The Seven Deadly Sins
1952
Business Is Business
1942
White Nights in Saint Petersburg
1938
The Suspects
1957
The Spice of Life
1948
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
1948
Mama Hummingbird
1937
The Roquevillards
1943
Les Cadets de l'océan
1945
The Girl with the Whip
1952
The Sleeping Sentinel
1966
Physiopolis
1930
President Haudecoeur
1940
Les Petites Alliées
1936
His Uncle from Normandy
1939
Troïka sur la piste blanche
1937
Touche-à-tout
1935
Coup de vent
1936
A Man and His Woman
1934
Trois pour cent
1934
Candy Apple
1932
Annette and the Blonde Woman
1942
Tornavara
1943
The Lady and the Gipsy
1958
The Big Meeting
1950
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Chess Player | 1938 | Writer |
| Annette and the Blonde Woman | 1942 | Screenplay |
| The Roquevillards | 1943 | Screenplay |
| Lafayette | 1962 | Producer |