The Rules of the Game (1939)
Overview
A weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois acquaintances.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $8,847,685.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $273,520.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 8.606 |
Directed By
Jean Renoir
Crew
Jean Renoir
Carl Koch
Jean Bachelet
Marthe Huguet
Marguerite Renoir
Coco Chanel
Jean Renoir
Roger Desormière
Jean Renoir
Jean-Paul Alphen
Jacques Lemare
Alain Renoir
Max Douy
Eugène Lourié
Ralph
Joseph Kosma
Camille François
Raymond Pillon
Claude Renoir Sr.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
André Zwobada
Joseph de Bretagne
Sam Levin
Jean Mousselle
TOP 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
Pierre Magnier
Le général
Odette Talazac
Madame de la Plante
Claire Gérard
Madame de la Bruyère
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)
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Le domestique anglais (uncredited)
Celestin
Le garçon de cuisine (uncredited)
Tony Corteggiani
Berthelin (uncredited)
Géo Forster
Un invité (uncredited)
Roger Forster
L'invité efféminé (uncredited)
Camille François
Le speaker (uncredited)
Jenny Hélia
La servante (uncredited)
André Zwobada
L'ingénieur (uncredited)
Jacques Beauvais
Adolphe, un domestique (uncredited)
Maurice Marceau
Un garde-chasse (uncredited)
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