Jean Dréville
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.
Acting
Crew
Movie
Carbon Copy
Director
1947
Movie
Le Bonheur
Assistant Director
1934
Movie
Return to Life
Director
1949
Movie
A Cage of Nightingales
Director
1945
Movie
The Seven Deadly Sins
Director
1952
Movie
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
Director
1948
Movie
Hanged Man's Farm
Director
1945
Movie
The Spice of Life
Director
1948
Movie
Normandy - Neman
Director
1960
TV
The Leatherstocking Tales
Director
1969
Movie
Cagliostro
Technical Supervisor
1929
Movie
Queen Margot
Director
1954