Jean Dréville
Age: N/A | From: Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Jean Dreville
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France
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Movie Involvements: 53
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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 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.
Most Famous Work
Le Voyageur des siècles
(1971) Director
The Leatherstocking Tales
(1969) Director
A Cage of Nightingales
(1945) Director
Queen Margot
(1954) Director
Return to Life
(1949) Director
Lafayette
(1962) Producer
His Uncle from Normandy
(1939) Director
Carbon Copy
(1947) DirectorActing
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| 2019 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2017 | Lui-même | |
| 1982 | N°155 | |
| 1957 | Le commentateur (non crédité) | |
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Directing
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| 1929 | Director | |
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Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1962 | Producer | |
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Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1943 | Screenplay | |
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| 1938 | Writer | |
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Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1932 | Camera Operator | |
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Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1931 | Cinematography | |
| 1929 | Technical Supervisor | |
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