Jean Dréville
Directing
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.
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
Director
Age 41 (now 90)
1940: Taking over French Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Age 112 (now 90)
Jean Dréville, l'aimant du cinéma
as Lui-même
Age 110 (now 90)
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
Director
Age 41 (now 90)
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Jean Dreville
IMDB
nm0238810