Director

Jean Dréville

Directing

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Very extensive directing filmography.

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Directed movies: 36Directed series: 2All crew credits: 41

TMDB ID: 237724

IMDb ID: nm0238810

Known for: Directing

Born: September 20, 1906

Died: March 5, 1997

Age: 90

Place of birth: Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1929 - 2019

Years active: 91

Wikidata: Q472890

Also known as

Jean Dreville

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Director (36)Assistant Director (2)Cinematography (1)Screenplay (1)Technical Supervisor (1)

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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 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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