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)
Nights of Farewell (1965)
Lafayette (1962)
Normandy - Neman (1960)
The Suspects (1957)
Queen Margot (1954)
Endless Horizons (1953)
The Big Meeting (1950)
Return to Life (1949)
The Spice of Life (1948)
Carbon Copy (1947)
Tainted (1946)
Hanged Man's Farm (1945)
Tornavara (1943)
The Roquevillards (1943)
Business Is Business (1942)
President Haudecoeur (1940)
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 ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1906-09-20
Deathday1997-03-05 (90 years old)
Birth PlaceVitry-sur-Seine, France
RelationshipsVéronique Deschamps (1952 - 1997)
ChildrenValérie Dréville
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsJean Dreville
AwardsCommander of the National Order of Merit, Louis Delluc Prize
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