Jean Dréville

Known for DirectingBorn 1906-09-20Died 1997-03-05Vitry-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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Girl with the Whip

His Uncle from Normandy

Les Petites Alliées

A Man and His Woman

Trois pour cent

1940: Taking over French Cinema

The Lady and the Gipsy

Endless Horizons

The Roquevillards

Touche-à-tout

The Suspects

Tornavara

Savage Brigade

Mama Hummingbird

Troïka sur la piste blanche

Coup de vent

Autour de l'argent

Le Voyageur des siècles

A Cage of Nightingales

President Haudecoeur

Queen Margot

The Leatherstocking Tales

Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee

The Big Meeting

Annette and the Blonde Woman

Candy Apple

Romania, land of love

Business Is Business

Tainted

Le Bonheur

Return to Life

Carbon Copy

Intermediate Landing in Paris

The Seven Deadly Sins

Lafayette

Les Cadets de l'océan

The Spice of Life

Hanged Man's Farm

Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water

The Sleeping Sentinel

Normandy - Neman

The Chess Player

A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik

Nights of Farewell

Cagliostro

White Nights in Saint Petersburg

Jean Dréville, l'aimant du cinéma

Cinématon XVI