09/20/1906
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.
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1940, main basse sur le cinéma français (2019) as Self (archive footage) |
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Jean Dréville, l'aimant du cinéma (2017) as Lui-même |
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Cinématon XVI (1982) as N°155 |
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Les Suspects (1957) as Commentator (uncredited) |
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Escale à Orly (1955) as |
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La Sentinelle endormie (1966) Director |
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Третья молодость (1965) Director |
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La Fayette (1962) Director |
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La Fayette (1962) Producer |
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Normandie - Niémen (1960) Director |
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À pied, à cheval et en spoutnik (1958) Director |
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La Belle et le Tzigane (1958) Director |
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Les Suspects (1957) Director |
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Escale à Orly (1955) Director |
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La Reine Margot (1954) Director |
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Horizons sans fin (1953) Director |
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Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee (1952) Director |
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La Fille au fouet (1952) Director |
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Les Sept Péchés capitaux (1952) Director |
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Le Grand Rendez-vous (1950) Director |
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Retour à la vie (1949) Director |
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Les Casse-pieds (1948) Director |
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Kampen om tungtvannet (1948) Director |
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Copie conforme (1947) Director |
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Le Visiteur (1946) Director |
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La Ferme du pendu (1945) Director |
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Les Cadets de l'océan (1945) Director |
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La Cage aux rossignols (1945) Director |
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Tornavara (1943) Director |
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Les Roquevillard (1943) Director |
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Les Roquevillard (1943) Screenplay |
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Les affaires sont les affaires (1942) Director |
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Annette et la dame blonde (1942) Screenplay |
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Annette et la dame blonde (1942) Director |
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Le Président Haudecœur (1940) Director |
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Son oncle de Normandie (1939) Director |
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La Brigade sauvage (1939) Assistant Director |
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Le Joueur d'échecs (1938) Director |
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Le Joueur d'échecs (1938) Writer |
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Les Nuits blanches de Saint-Pétersbourg (1938) Director |
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Maman Colibri (1937) Director |
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Troïka sur la piste blanche (1937) Director |
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Les Petites Alliées (1936) Director |
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Coup de vent (1936) Director |
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Touche-à-tout (1935) Director |
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Un homme en or (1934) Director |
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Un homme en or (1934) Writer |
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Un homme en or (1934) Editor |
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Le Bonheur (1934) Assistant Director |
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Trois pour cent (1934) Director |
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Pomme d'amour (1932) Director |
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Creosoot (1932) Director |
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Creosoot (1932) Camera Operator |
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Roumanie, terre d’amour (1931) Cinematography |
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Physiopolis (1930) Director |
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Autour de l'argent (1929) Director |
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Cagliostro (1929) Technical Supervisor |