Jean Dréville
Jean Dréville (20 September 1906 – 5 March 1997) was a French film director. He directed more than 40 films between 1928 and 1969.
Also recorded as Jean Dreville
Jean Dréville
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- Name
- Jean Dréville
- Born
- 20 September 1906
- Birthplace
- Vitry-sur-Seine, France
- Died
- 5 March 1997
- Place of death
- Vallangoujard, France
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- France
- Honours
- Louis Delluc Prize · Commander of the National Order of Merit
- Languages
- French
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• Name — Jean Dréville • Born — 20 September 1906 • Birthplace — Vitry-sur-Seine, France • Died — 5 March 1997 • Place of death — Vallangoujard, France • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1928-1969
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Autour de L'Argent (1928) • A Man of Gold (1934) • The Chess Player (1938) • White Nights in Saint Petersburg (1938) • His Uncle from Normandy (1939) • President Haudecoeur (1940) • Annette and the Blonde Woman (1942) • Business Is Business (1942) • A Cage of Nightingales (1945) • The Visitor (1946) • The Spice of Life (1948) • Return to Life (1949) • The Girl with the Whip (1952) • The Secret of the Mountain Lake (1952) • Endless Horizons (1953) • Queen Margot (1954) • Stopover in Orly (1955) • The Suspects (1957) • A Dog, a Mouse, and a Sputnik (1958) • Nights of Farewell (1965) • The Last of the Mohicans (1968)
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