Jean Dréville (20 September 1906 – 5 March 1997) was a French

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. He directed more than 40 films between 1928 and 1969.

Selected filmography

* '' Autour de L'Argent'' (1928) * ''

A Man of Gold ''A Man of Gold'' or ''A Man and His Wife'' (French: ''Un homme en or'') is a 1934 French drama film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Harry Baur, Suzy Vernon and Josseline Gaël.Goble p.154 The film's sets were designed by the art direct ...

'' (1934) * ''

The Chess Player ''The Chess Player'' (french: Le Joueur d'échecs) is a 1927 French silent film directed by Raymond Bernard and based on a novel by Henry Dupuy-Mazuel. It is a historical drama set in the late 18th century during the Russian domination of Pol ...

'' (1938) * ''

His Uncle from Normandy ''His Uncle from Normandy'' (French: ''Son oncle de Normandie'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Josseline Gaël, Jules Berry and Betty Stockfeld.Roust p.234 Produced in 1938, it was not given a release until ...

'' (1939) * ''

President Haudecoeur ''President Haudecoeur'' (French: ''Le président Haudecoeur'') is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Harry Baur, Betty Stockfeld and Marguerite Deval.Rège p.278 It was shot at the Marseille Studios of Marcel Pa ...

'' (1940) * '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942) * ''

A Cage of Nightingales ''A Cage of Nightingales'' ( French: ''La Cage aux rossignols'') is a 1945 French film directed by Jean Dréville. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story, and served as an inspiration for the film '' The Chorus'' (2004). Synopsis ...

'' (1945) * ''

Return to Life ''Return to Life'' (french: Retour à la vie) is a 1949 French drama portmanteau film in five parts directed by Georges Lampin, André Cayatte, Henri-Georges Clouzot and Jean Dréville (who directed the last two parts). It was entered into the ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Girl with the Whip ''The Girl with the Whip'' (German: ''Das Mädel mit der Peitsche'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Werner Fuetterer and Sig Arno.Prawer p.123 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berl ...

'' (1952) * ''

The Secret of the Mountain Lake ''The Secret of the Mountain Lake'' (german: Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee) is a 1952 drama film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Harriet Geßner, Lil Dagover and Fredy Scheim.Bock & Bergfelder p. 78 It was made as a co-production between ...

'' (1952) * '' Endless Horizons'' (1953) * '' Queen Margot'' (1954) * ''

Stopover in Orly ''Stopover in Orly'' (French: ''Escale à Orly'', German: ''Zwischenlandung in Paris'') is a 1955 French-West German romantic comedy crime film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Dany Robin, Dieter Borsche, Simone Renant and Heinz Rühmann. ...

'' (1955) * '' A Dog, a Mouse, and a Sputnik'' (1958) * ''

Nights of Farewell ''Nights of Farewell'' (russian: Третья молодость) is a 1965 Soviet-French drama film directed by Isaak Menaker and Jean Dréville. Plot The film tells about the young dancer Marius Petipa, who is invited to St. Petersburg, which ...

'' (1965) * ''

The Last of the Mohicans ''The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757'' is a historical romance written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826. It is the second book of the ''Leatherstocking Tales'' pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. '' The Pathfinder ...

'' (1968)

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* * 1906 births 1997 deaths French film directors {{France-film-director-stub