Jean Dréville
Directing · Born Sep 20, 1906 · Died Mar 5, 1997 (90) · 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
Le Voyageur des siècles
19717.5
The Leatherstocking Tales
19696.9
The Sleeping Sentinel
19665.2
Nights of Farewell
19654.8
Lafayette
19625.6
Normandy - Neman
19605.2
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik
19585.0
The Lady and the Gipsy
19589.0
The Suspects
19578.0
Intermediate Landing in Paris
19556.0
Queen Margot
19547.1
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee
19527.0
The Girl with the Whip
195210.0
The Seven Deadly Sins
19526.0
The Big Meeting
19507.0
Return to Life
19496.4
The Spice of Life
19485.8
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
19485.4
Carbon Copy
19476.2
Tainted
19466.7
Hanged Man's Farm
19455.8
Les Cadets de l'océan
19456.0
A Cage of Nightingales
19457.5
Tornavara
19438.0
The Roquevillards
19439.0
Business Is Business
19426.8
Annette and the Blonde Woman
19427.0
President Haudecoeur
19407.5
His Uncle from Normandy
193910.0
The Chess Player
19385.3
White Nights in Saint Petersburg
19384.2
Mama Hummingbird
19378.0
Troïka sur la piste blanche
19378.0
Les Petites Alliées
193610.0
Coup de vent
19368.0
Touche-à-tout
19359.0
A Man and His Woman
193410.0
Autour de l'argent
19298.0
