The Rules of the Game (1939)
Overview
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
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
Odette Talazac
Madame de la Plante
Claire Gérard
Madame de la Bruyère
Pierre Magnier
Le général
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)
Jacques Beauvais
Adolphe, un domestique (uncredited)
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Le domestique anglais (uncredited)Recommendations
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