The Rules of the Game
La Règle du jeu
Release: 1939-07-09
·Runtime: 106m
·★ 7.5
Drama
Comedy
Romance
A weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois acquaintances.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
La Nouvelle Edition Francaise
Franco London Films
Cast
Jean Renoir
as Octave
Marcel Dalio
as Robert de la Cheyniest
Nora Gregor
as Christine de la Cheyniest
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 Madame de la Plante
Claire Gérard
as Madame de la Bruyère
Pierre Magnier
as Le général
Pierre Nay
as Monsieur de St. Aubin
Richard Francœur
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)
Géo Forster
as L'invité efféminé (uncredited)
Camille François
as La journaliste (uncredited)
Jenny Hélia
as La servante (uncredited)
Maurice Marceau
as Un garde-chasse (uncredited)
Marcel Melrac
as Célestin, l'aide cuisinier
André Zwobada
as L'ingénieur (uncredited)
Marguerite de Morlaye
as une invitée
Crew
Jean Renoir
Director
Marguerite Renoir
Editor
Jean Renoir
Screenplay
Roger Desormière
Conductor
Jean Renoir
Producer
Max Douy
Production Design
Eugène Lourié
Production Design
Camille François
Production Supervisor
Henri Cartier-Bresson
First Assistant Director
André Zwobada
Second Assistant Director