The Rules of the Game (1939)
La règle du jeu
110 min
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.
- Release date
- July 7, 1939
- Country of origin
- France
- Budget
- $8,850,000
- Box office
- $273,520
Where to watch
Free
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Trailer
Cast
- Jean Renoir as Octave
- Marcel Dalio as Robert de la Chesnaye
- Nora Gregor as Christine de la Chesnaye
- Julien Carette as Marceau, le braconnier
- Roland Toutain as André Jurieux
- Paulette Dubost as Lisette, sa camériste
- Gaston Modot as Edouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse
- Mila Parély as Geneviève de Marras
- Anne Mayen as Jackie, nièce de Christine
- Eddy Debray as Corneille, le majordome
- Odette Talazac as Mme de la Plante
- Claire Gérard as Mme de la Bruyère
- Pierre Magnier as Le général
- Pierre Nay as Monsieur de St. Aubin
- Richard Francoeur as Monsieur La Bruyère
- Léon Larive as Le cuisinier
- Lise Elina as Radio-Reporter
- Nicolas Amato as L'invité sud-américain (uncredited)
- Jacques Beauvais as Adolphe, un domestique (uncredited)
- Henri Cartier-Bresson as Le domestique anglais (uncredited)
- Camille François as La journaliste (uncredited)
- Jenny Hélia as La servante (uncredited)
- Marcel Melrac as Célestin, l'aide cuisinier
- André Zwobada as L'ingénieur (uncredited)
- Marguerite de Morlaye as une invitée
Crew
- Jean Renoir · Director
- Jean Renoir · Writer
- Carl Koch · Writer
- Beaumarchais · Writer
- Jean Bachelet · Cinematographer
- Marthe Huguet · Editor
- Marguerite Renoir · Editor
- Max Douy · Production designer
- Eugène Lourié · Production designer