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Jean Dréville
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…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2019
1940: Taking over French Cinema
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2017
Jean Dréville, l'aimant du cinéma
Movie Lui-même
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1982
Cinématon XVI
Movie N°155
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1971
Le Voyageur des siècles
TV show Director
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1969
The Leatherstocking Tales
TV show Director
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1966
The Sleeping Sentinel
Movie Director
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1965
Nights of Farewell
Movie Director
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1962
Lafayette
Movie Director
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1960
Normandy - Neman
Movie Director
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1958
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik
Movie Director
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1958
The Lady and the Gipsy
Movie Director
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1957
The Suspects
Movie Commentator (uncredited)
- 1955
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1954
Queen Margot
Movie Director
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1953
Endless Horizons
Movie Director
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1952
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee
Movie Director
More credits
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1952
The Girl with the Whip
Movie Director
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1952
The Seven Deadly Sins
Movie Director
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1950
The Big Meeting
Movie Director
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1949
Return to Life
Movie Director
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1948
The Spice of Life
Movie Director
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1948
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
Movie Director
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1947
Carbon Copy
Movie Director
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1946
Tainted
Movie Director
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1945
Hanged Man's Farm
Movie Director
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1945
Les Cadets de l'océan
Movie Director
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1945
A Cage of Nightingales
Movie Director
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1943
Tornavara
Movie Director
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1943
The Roquevillards
Movie Director
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1942
Business Is Business
Movie Director
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1942
Annette and the Blonde Woman
Movie Screenplay
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1940
President Haudecoeur
Movie Director
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1939
His Uncle from Normandy
Movie Director
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1939
Savage Brigade
Movie Assistant Director
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1938
The Chess Player
Movie Director
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1938
White Nights in Saint Petersburg
Movie Director
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1937
Mama Hummingbird
Movie Director
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1937
Troïka sur la piste blanche
Movie Director
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1936
Les Petites Alliées
Movie Director
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1936
Coup de vent
Movie Director
