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Film · Drama, Comedy, Romance

The Rules of the Game (1939)

★ 7.5 · 689 votesIMDb★ 7.9 · 33,849 votes1 h 50 minDrama, Comedy, Romance1939

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.

Director
Jean Renoir
Writers
Jean Renoir, Carl Koch
Country
France
Language
French
Release date
July 8, 1939
Original title
La Règle du jeu

The Rules of the Game was released on July 8, 1939. Where to watch in United States: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube (rent or buy).

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The Rules of the Game cast

  • Jean RenoirOctave
  • Marcel DalioRobert de la Cheyniest
  • Nora GregorChristine de la Cheyniest
  • Julien CaretteMarceau, le braconnier
  • Roland ToutainAndré Jurieux
  • Paulette DubostLisette, sa camériste
  • Gaston ModotEdouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse
  • Mila ParélyGeneviève de Marras
  • Anne MayenJackie, nièce de Christine
  • Eddy DebrayCorneille, le majordome
  • Odette TalazacMadame de la Plante
  • Claire GérardMadame de la Bruyère
  • Pierre MagnierLe général
  • Pierre NayMonsieur de St. Aubin
  • Richard FrancœurMonsieur La Bruyère
  • Léon LariveLe cuisinier
  • Lise ElinaRadio-Reporter
  • Nicolas AmatoL'invité sud-américain (uncredited)
  • Jacques BeauvaisAdolphe, un domestique (uncredited)
  • Henri Cartier-BressonLe domestique anglais (uncredited)
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