The Rules of the Game

The Rules of the Game

7.5 Rating1939-07-09Drama, Comedy, Romance

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

Jean Renoir

as Octave

Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio

as Robert de la Cheyniest

Nora Gregor

Nora Gregor

as Christine de la Cheyniest

Julien Carette

Julien Carette

as Marceau, le braconnier

Roland Toutain

Roland Toutain

as André Jurieux

Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

as Lisette, sa camériste

Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

as Edouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse

Mila Parély

Mila Parély

as Geneviève de Marras

Anne Mayen

Anne Mayen

as Jackie, nièce de Christine

Eddy Debray

Eddy Debray

as Corneille, le majordome