Movie
The Rules of the Game
1939NR1h 50m7.5 / 10
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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Checked Sep 4, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about 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 MarrasCredits
- Directed by
- Jean Renoir
- Written by
- Jean Renoir, Carl Koch
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- La Règle du jeu
- Budget
- $8.9M
- Box office
- $273.5K
Production
- La Nouvelle Edition Francaise
- Franco London FilmsFrance
Themes
black and whitebourgeoisiedirecthuntingjealousyparis, francepilotsatire
