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.
Cast
Crew

Return to Life
Director

Carbon Copy
Director

Lafayette
Director, Producer

Queen Margot
Director

Nights of Farewell
Director

Autour de l'argent
Director

Tainted
Director
Creosote
Director, Camera Operator

Intermediate Landing in Paris
Director

The Chess Player
Director, Writer

Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee
Director

Le Bonheur
Assistant Director

A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik
Director

A Cage of Nightingales
Director
Endless Horizons
Director

Normandy - Neman
Director

Hanged Man's Farm
Director

The Seven Deadly Sins
Director

White Nights in Saint Petersburg
Director

Business Is Business
Director

The Suspects
Director

The Spice of Life
Director

Savage Brigade
Assistant Director

Romania, land of love
Cinematography

Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
Director

Mama Hummingbird
Director

The Roquevillards
Screenplay, Director

Les Cadets de l'océan
Director

Annette and the Blonde Woman
Screenplay, Director

The Girl with the Whip
Director

The Sleeping Sentinel
Director
Physiopolis
Director

President Haudecoeur
Director

Les Petites Alliées
Director

His Uncle from Normandy
Director

Troïka sur la piste blanche
Director

Touche-à-tout
Director
A Man and His Woman
Director

Coup de vent
Director
Trois pour cent
Director
Candy Apple
Director

Tornavara
Director

The Lady and the Gipsy
Director

The Big Meeting
Director

Cagliostro
Technical Supervisor

