Jean Dréville

Jean Dréville

ActorDirectorProducerWriterDirecting Sep 20 (died age 90) Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France 1929–2019 (90 year career)
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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 Cho…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (52)

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Movies (50)

The Sleeping Sentinel

The Sleeping Sentinel

1966

Director

4.7
Nights of Farewell

Nights of Farewell

1965

Director

3.0
Lafayette

Lafayette

1962

Director

5.2
Lafayette

Lafayette

1962

Producer

5.2
Normandy - Neman

Normandy - Neman

1960

Director

4.9
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik

A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik

1958

Director

4.0
The Lady and the Gipsy

The Lady and the Gipsy

1958

Director

The Suspects

The Suspects

1957

Director

Intermediate Landing in Paris

Intermediate Landing in Paris

1955

Director

4.0
Queen Margot

Queen Margot

1954

Director

6.9
Endless Horizons

Endless Horizons

1953

Director

The Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins

1952

Director

5.9
The Girl with the Whip

The Girl with the Whip

1952

Director

Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee

Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee

1952

Director

The Big Meeting

The Big Meeting

1950

Director

Return to Life

Return to Life

1949

Director

6.2
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water

Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water

1948

Director

5.2
The Spice of Life

The Spice of Life

1948

Director

5.5
Carbon Copy

Carbon Copy

1947

Director

6.1
Tainted

Tainted

1946

Director

6.5
Les Cadets de l'océan

Les Cadets de l'océan

1945

Director

5.0
Hanged Man's Farm

Hanged Man's Farm

1945

Director

5.5
A Cage of Nightingales

A Cage of Nightingales

1945

Director

7.4
Tornavara

Tornavara

1943

Director

The Roquevillards

The Roquevillards

1943

Director

The Roquevillards

The Roquevillards

1943

Screenplay

Annette and the Blonde Woman

Annette and the Blonde Woman

1942

Director

6.5
Annette and the Blonde Woman

Annette and the Blonde Woman

1942

Screenplay

6.5
Business Is Business

Business Is Business

1942

Director

6.5
President Haudecoeur

President Haudecoeur

1940

Director

6.0
His Uncle from Normandy

His Uncle from Normandy

1939

Director

Savage Brigade

Savage Brigade

1939

Assistant Director

White Nights in Saint Petersburg

White Nights in Saint Petersburg

1938

Director

2.3
The Chess Player

The Chess Player

1938

Director

4.4
Troïka sur la piste blanche

Troïka sur la piste blanche

1937

Director

Mama Hummingbird

Mama Hummingbird

1937

Director

Les Petites Alliées

Les Petites Alliées

1936

Director

Coup de vent

Coup de vent

1936

Director

Touche-à-tout

Touche-à-tout

1935

Director

Trois pour cent

Trois pour cent

1934

Director

A Man and His Woman

A Man and His Woman

1934

Director

A Man and His Woman

A Man and His Woman

1934

Editor

A Man and His Woman

A Man and His Woman

1934

Writer

Le Bonheur

Le Bonheur

1934

Assistant Director

6.6
Creosote

Creosote

1932

Director

Candy Apple

Candy Apple

1932

Director

Romania, land of love

Romania, land of love

1931

Cinematography

Physiopolis

Physiopolis

1930

Director

Autour de l'argent

Autour de l'argent

1929

Director

8.0
Cagliostro

Cagliostro

1929

Technical Supervisor

4.6