Jean Dréville

Known for

Directing

Born

Sep 20, 1906

Died

Mar 5, 1997

From

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: Taking over French Cinema

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Intermediate Landing in Paris

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The Suspects

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Jean Dréville, l'aimant du cinéma

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Cinématon XVI

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Return to Life

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Carbon Copy

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Lafayette

19625.6out of 10

Queen Margot

19547.1out of 10

Nights of Farewell

19654.8out of 10

Autour de l'argent

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Tainted

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Creosote

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The Chess Player

19385.3out of 10

Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee

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Le Bonheur

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A Cage of Nightingales

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A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik

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