The Rules of the Game (1939)

7.5/10 110 min Drama Comedy Romance

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.

Cast

Jean Renoir

Octave

Marcel Dalio

Robert de la Cheyniest

Nora Gregor

Christine de la Cheyniest

Julien Carette

Marceau, le braconnier

Roland Toutain

André Jurieux

Paulette Dubost

Lisette, sa camériste

Gaston Modot

Edouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse

Mila Parély

Geneviève de Marras

Anne Mayen

Jackie, nièce de Christine

Eddy Debray

Corneille, le majordome

Odette Talazac

Madame de la Plante

Claire Gérard

Madame de la Bruyère

Pierre Magnier

Le général

Pierre Nay

Monsieur de St. Aubin

Richard Francœur

Monsieur La Bruyère

Léon Larive

Le cuisinier

Lise Elina

Radio-Reporter

Nicolas Amato

L'invité sud-américain (uncredited)

Jacques Beauvais

Adolphe, un domestique (uncredited)

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Le domestique anglais (uncredited)

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