Jean Dréville

Jean Dréville (born September 20, 1906 in Vitry-sur-Seine , † March 5, 1997 in Paris ) was a French film director and screenwriter .

Life

Jean Dréville initially worked as a film journalist and editor of film art magazines, before he came to film before the start of the sound film era. In addition to his directorial work, in which rather average films were made, Dréville was active as a functionary of several professional organizations in the film industry.

Filmography (selection)

1937: Mama Kolibri (Maman colibri)
1945: The nightingale cage (La Cage aux rossignols)
1946: Passions Unleashed (Ferme du pendu)
1947: In Teufels Krallen or Der Doppelganger (Copie conforme)
1948: The pain in the ass (Les casse-pieds)
1949: return to life (Retour à la vie)
1952: The girl with the whip (La fille au fouet)
1952: The Seven Sins (Les sept péchés capitaux) - Director of the 2nd episode
1953: Hélène Boucher: A pilot's life (Horizons sans fin)
1954: Bartholomew's Night (La rein Margot)
1955: Stopover in Paris (Escale à Orly)
1958: The involuntary rocket flier (A pied, à cheval et en spoutnik)
1958: The night has black eyes (Fekete szem ejszakaja)
1959: Normandy - Nyemen
1961: The Young General (Lafayette)
1969: The Leather Stocking Tales (TV)

Web links

Jean Dréville in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 2: C - F. John Paddy Carstairs - Peter Fritz. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 455.

personal data
SURNAME	Dréville, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	20th September 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vitry-sur-Seine
DATE OF DEATH	March 5, 1997
Place of death	Paris

[1] Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 2: C - F. John Paddy Carstairs - Peter Fritz. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 455.