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The Rules of the Game
The Rules of the Game

The Rules of the Game

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DramaComedyRomance

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A weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois acquaintances.

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Budget

$8847685

Revenue

$273520

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

09 July 1939

Country

France

Cast

Nora Gregor

Nora Gregor

Christine de la Cheyniest

Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio

Robert de la Cheyniest

Jean Renoir

Jean Renoir

Octave

Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

Lisette, sa camériste

Roland Toutain

Roland Toutain

André Jurieux

Mila Parély

Mila Parély

Geneviève de Marras

Julien Carette

Julien Carette

Marceau, le braconnier

Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

Edouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse

Anne Mayen

Anne Mayen

Jackie, nièce de Christine

Odette Talazac

Odette Talazac

Madame de la Plante

Claire Gérard

Claire Gérard

Madame de la Bruyère

Pierre Magnier

Pierre Magnier

Le général

Eddy Debray

Eddy Debray

Corneille, le majordome

Pierre Nay

Pierre Nay

Monsieur de St. Aubin

Richard Francœur

Richard Francœur

Monsieur La Bruyère

Léon Larive

Léon Larive

Le cuisinier

Lise Elina

Lise Elina

Radio-Reporter

Nicolas Amato

Nicolas Amato

L'invité sud-américain (uncredited)

Jacques Beauvais

Jacques Beauvais

Adolphe, un domestique (uncredited)

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Le domestique anglais (uncredited)

Celestin

Celestin

Le garçon de cuisine (uncredited)

Tony Corteggiani

Tony Corteggiani

Berthelin (uncredited)

Géo Forster

Géo Forster

L'invité efféminé (uncredited)

Camille François

Camille François

La journaliste (uncredited)

Jenny Hélia

Jenny Hélia

La servante (uncredited)

Maurice Marceau

Maurice Marceau

Un garde-chasse (uncredited)

Marcel Melrac

Marcel Melrac

Célestin, l'aide cuisinier

André Zwobada

André Zwobada

L'ingénieur (uncredited)

Marguerite de Morlaye

Marguerite de Morlaye

une invitée

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