Portrait of Jean Dréville

Directing

Jean Dréville

Career

Active from 1929 to 2017, with a break from 1983 to 2016, busiest in 1945 and 1952 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Cage of Nightingales
A Cage of Nightingales
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jean Dréville Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.5, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • French Cinema 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
Jean Dréville, l'aimant du cinéma
Jean Dréville, l'aimant du cinéma (2017)

as Lui-même

1980s

1 title
Cinématon XVI
Cinématon XVI (1982)

as N°155

1960s

4 titles · average score 58
The Sleeping Sentinel
The Sleeping Sentinel (1966)

Director

Nights of Farewell
Nights of Farewell (1965)

Director

Lafayette
Lafayette (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Producer

Normandy - Neman
Normandy - Neman (1960)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

1950s

10 titles · average score 64
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik (1958)

Director

The Lady and the Gipsy
The Lady and the Gipsy (1958)

Director

The Suspects
The Suspects (1957)

as Commentator (uncredited)

Intermediate Landing in Paris
Intermediate Landing in Paris (1955)

Director

Queen Margot
Queen Margot (1954)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Endless Horizons
Endless Horizons (1953)

Director

The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Girl with the Whip
The Girl with the Whip (1952)

Director

Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee
Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee (1952)

Director

The Big Meeting
The Big Meeting (1950)

Director

1940s

13 titles · average score 66
Return to Life
Return to Life (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water (1948)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Spice of Life
The Spice of Life (1948)

Director

Carbon Copy
Carbon Copy (1947)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Tainted
Tainted (1946)

Director

A Cage of Nightingales
A Cage of Nightingales (1945)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Les Cadets de l'océan
Les Cadets de l'océan (1945)

Director

Hanged Man's Farm
Hanged Man's Farm (1945)

Director

Tornavara
Tornavara (1943)

Director

Business Is Business
Business Is Business (1942)

Director

Annette and the Blonde Woman
Annette and the Blonde Woman (1942)

Screenplay, Director

President Haudecoeur
President Haudecoeur (1940)

Director

1930s

16 titles · average score 68
His Uncle from Normandy
His Uncle from Normandy (1939)

Director

The Chess Player
The Chess Player (1938)

Director, Writer

White Nights in Saint Petersburg
White Nights in Saint Petersburg (1938)

Director

Mama Hummingbird
Mama Hummingbird (1937)

Director

Troïka sur la piste blanche
Troïka sur la piste blanche (1937)

Director

Coup de vent
Coup de vent (1936)

Director

Les Petites Alliées
Les Petites Alliées (1936)

Director

Touche-à-tout
Touche-à-tout (1935)

Director

A Man and His Woman
A Man and His Woman (1934)

Director, Writer

Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur (1934)
GoodWatch score 68

Assistant Director

Trois pour cent
Trois pour cent (1934)

Director

Candy Apple
Candy Apple (1932)

Director

1920s

2 titles
Autour de l'argent
Autour de l'argent (1929)

Director

Cagliostro
Cagliostro (1929)

Technical Supervisor