Jean Dréville

Jean Dréville

Directing
Born 1906-09-20 Died 1997-03-05 Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France 50 credits Commander of the National Order of Merit 1 Louis Delluc Prize 1

Awards

Won 1 Commander of the National Order of Merit Award

Commander of the National Order of Merit 1 won

  • 1994 Commander of the National Order of Merit Won

Louis Delluc Prize 1 won

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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.
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Filmography
Directing 43 credits
Lafayette
Lafayette
1962 · Director, Producer
Les Cadets de l'océan
Les Cadets de l'océan
1945 · Director
Physiopolis
Physiopolis
1930 · Director
Queen Margot
Queen Margot
1954 · Director
The Leatherstocking Tales
The Leatherstocking Tales
1969 · Director
Tornavara
Tornavara
1943 · Director
Tainted
Tainted
1946 · Director
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins
1952 · Director
Le Voyageur des siècles
Le Voyageur des siècles
1971 · Director
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
1948 · Director
The Girl with the Whip
The Girl with the Whip
1952 · Director
A Cage of Nightingales
A Cage of Nightingales
1945 · Director
President Haudecoeur
President Haudecoeur
1940 · Director
Creosote
Creosote
1932 · Director, Camera Operator
The Sleeping Sentinel
The Sleeping Sentinel
1966 · Director
The Chess Player
The Chess Player
1938 · Director, Writer
Return to Life
Return to Life
1949 · Director
Nights of Farewell
Nights of Farewell
1965 · Director
White Nights in Saint Petersburg
White Nights in Saint Petersburg
1938 · Director
Touche-à-tout
Touche-à-tout
1935 · Director
Intermediate Landing in Paris
Intermediate Landing in Paris
1955 · Director
Endless Horizons
Endless Horizons
1953 · Director
Trois pour cent
Trois pour cent
1934 · Director
The Suspects
The Suspects
1957 · Commentator (uncredited), Director
Autour de l'argent
Autour de l'argent
1929 · Director
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik
1958 · Director
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee
1952 · Director
A Man and His Woman
A Man and His Woman
1934 · Director, Writer
Carbon Copy
Carbon Copy
1947 · Director
His Uncle from Normandy
His Uncle from Normandy
1939 · Director
Troïka sur la piste blanche
Troïka sur la piste blanche
1937 · Director
Normandy - Neman
Normandy - Neman
1960 · Director
Hanged Man's Farm
Hanged Man's Farm
1945 · Director
Candy Apple
Candy Apple
1932 · Director
The Roquevillards
The Roquevillards
1943 · Director, Screenplay
The Big Meeting
The Big Meeting
1950 · Director
Business Is Business
Business Is Business
1942 · Director
Les Petites Alliées
Les Petites Alliées
1936 · Director
Mama Hummingbird
Mama Hummingbird
1937 · Director
The Spice of Life
The Spice of Life
1948 · Director
Annette and the Blonde Woman
Annette and the Blonde Woman
1942 · Screenplay, Director
Coup de vent
Coup de vent
1936 · Director
The Lady and the Gipsy
The Lady and the Gipsy
1958 · Director
Acting 7 credits
Cinématon XVI
Cinématon XVI
1982 · N°155
Cagliostro
Cagliostro
1929 · Technical Supervisor
Creosote
Creosote
1932 · Director, Camera Operator
The Suspects
The Suspects
1957 · Commentator (uncredited), Director
Romania, land of love
Romania, land of love
1931 · Cinematography
1940: Taking over French Cinema
1940: Taking over French Cinema
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Jean Dréville, l'aimant du cinéma
Jean Dréville, l'aimant du cinéma
2017 · Lui-même
Writing 4 credits
The Chess Player
The Chess Player
1938 · Director, Writer
A Man and His Woman
A Man and His Woman
1934 · Director, Writer
The Roquevillards
The Roquevillards
1943 · Director, Screenplay
Annette and the Blonde Woman
Annette and the Blonde Woman
1942 · Screenplay, Director
Other credits 2 credits
Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur
1934 · Assistant Director
Savage Brigade
Savage Brigade
1939 · Assistant Director
Producing 1 credit
Lafayette
Lafayette
1962 · Director, Producer
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