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The Rules of the Game

The Rules of the Game

19397.51h 50m

Overview

The Marquis de la Chesnaye and his wife host a weekend gala where a variety of complicated romantic and social entanglements between guests and servants lead to tragedy, all against the backdrop of a looming war.

Directed by Jean Renoir
Written by Carl Koch, Jean Renoir
Produced by Jean Renoir
Box OfficeBudget: $8.8MRevenue: $274K

Top Cast

Jean Renoir

Jean Renoir

Octave

Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio

Robert de la Cheyniest

Nora Gregor

Nora Gregor

Christine de la Cheyniest

Julien Carette

Julien Carette

Marceau, le braconnier

Roland Toutain

Roland Toutain

André Jurieux

Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

Lisette, sa camériste

Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

Edouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse

Mila Parély

Mila Parély

Geneviève de Marras

Anne Mayen

Anne Mayen

Jackie, nièce de Christine

Eddy Debray

Eddy Debray

Corneille, le majordome

Themes & Keywords

jealousyparis, franceupper classservantpilotbourgeoisiesatiresocial satireblack and whitehuntingdirect

About The Rules of the Game

The Rules of the Game is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 1939 exploring themes of jealousy, paris, france, upper class, servant, pilot, bourgeoisie. Directed by Jean Renoir, it stars Jean Renoir, Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor. The Marquis de la Chesnaye and his wife host a weekend gala where a variety of complicated romantic and social entanglements between guests and servants lead to tragedy, all against the backdrop of a looming war.

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