Director
Jean Dréville
Born 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.
Directed
A Cage of Nightingales
Director · 1945
A Man and His Woman
Director · 1934
The Girl with the Whip
Director · 1952
Trois pour cent
Director · 1934
Les Petites Alliées
Director · 1936
His Uncle from Normandy
Director · 1939
Le Bonheur
Assistant Director · 1934
Endless Horizons
Director · 1953
The Roquevillards
Director · 1943
The Lady and the Gipsy
Director · 1958
Touche-à-tout
Director · 1935
Carbon Copy
Director · 1947
The Leatherstocking Tales
Director · 1969
Return to Life
Director · 1949
Queen Margot
Director · 1954
Autour de l'argent
Director · 1929
The Seven Deadly Sins
Director · 1952
Tornavara
Director · 1943
