The Rules of the Game
La Règle du jeu
Drama
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.
1939-07-09
fr
Cast
Director
Jean Renoir
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