The Rules of the Game (1939)
The Rules of the Game (1939)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Marcel Dalio](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28030-marcel-dalio.webp)
Marcel Dalio
Marquis Robert de la Cheyniest
![Nora Gregor](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/40355-nora-gregor.webp)
Nora Gregor
Christine de la Cheyniest
![Paulette Dubost](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26700-paulette-dubost.webp)
Paulette Dubost
Lisette, sa camériste
![Mila Parély](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/39304-mila-parely.webp)
Mila Parély
Geneviève de Marras
![Odette Talazac](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/215910-odette-talazac.webp)
Odette Talazac
Mme de la Plante
![Claire Gérard](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/40356-claire-gerard.webp)
Claire Gérard
Mme de la Bruyère
![Gaston Modot](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/39176-gaston-modot.webp)
Gaston Modot
Edouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse
![Anne Mayen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/638062-anne-mayen.webp)
Anne Mayen
Jackie, nièce de Christine
![Lise Elina](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/639152-lise-elina.webp)
Lise Elina
Radio-Reporter
![Julien Carette](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/39175-julien-carette.webp)
Julien Carette
Marceau, le braconnier
![Eddy Debray](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Eddy Debray
Corneille, le majordome
![Roland Toutain](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/40357-roland-toutain.webp)
Roland Toutain
André Jurieux
![Pierre Magnier](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/40358-pierre-magnier.webp)
Pierre Magnier
Le général
![Jean Renoir](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/39177-jean-renoir.webp)
Jean Renoir
Director
![Pierre Nay](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/265370-pierre-nay.webp)
Pierre Nay
Monsieur de St. Aubin
![Carl Koch](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Carl Koch
Writer
![Carl Koch](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Carl Koch
Writer
![Richard Francoeur](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/305699-richard-francoeur.webp)
Richard Francoeur
Monsieur La Bruyère
![Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/175131-pierre-augustin-caron-de-beaumarchais.webp)
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Writer
![Jean Bachelet](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jean Bachelet
Cinematographer
![Léon Larive](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/215909-leon-larive.webp)
Léon Larive
Le cuisinier
![Marthe Huguet](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Marthe Huguet
Editor
![Nicolas Amato](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/215905-nicolas-amato.webp)
Nicolas Amato
L'invité sud-américain (uncredited)
![Marguerite Renoir](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/164894-marguerite-renoir.webp)
Marguerite Renoir
Editor
![Henri Cartier-Bresson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/161075-henri-cartier-bresson.webp)
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Le domestique anglais (uncredited) / First Assistant Director
![Max Douy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/532653-max-douy.webp)
Max Douy
ProductionDesigner
![Celestin](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Celestin
Le garçon de cuisine (uncredited)
![Eugène Lourié](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/196607-eugene-lourie.webp)
Eugène Lourié
ProductionDesigner
![Tony Corteggiani](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Tony Corteggiani
Berthelin (uncredited)
![Géo Forster](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/644197-geo-forster.webp)
Géo Forster
Un invité (uncredited)
![Roger Forster](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Roger Forster
L'invité efféminé (uncredited)
![Camille François](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Camille François
Le speaker (uncredited) / Production Supervisor
![Jenny Hélia](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/394294-jenny-helia.webp)
Jenny Hélia
La servante (uncredited)
![André Zwobada](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/320962-andre-zwoboda.webp)
André Zwobada
L'ingénieur (uncredited) / Second Assistant Director
![Jacques Beauvais](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jacques Beauvais
Adolphe, un domestique (uncredited)
![Maurice Marceau](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Maurice Marceau
Un garde-chasse (uncredited)
![Coco Chanel](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/185661-coco-chanel.webp)
Coco Chanel
Costume Design
![Jacques Lemare](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jacques Lemare
Director of Photography
![Jean-Paul Alphen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jean-Paul Alphen
Director of Photography
![Ralph](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ralph
Makeup Artist
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Details.
Release DateJuly 9, 1939
Original NameLa Règle du jeu
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Budget$8,847,685
Box Office$273,520
Genres
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Wiki.
The Rules of the Game (original French title: La règle du jeu) is a 1939 French satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jean Renoir. The ensemble cast includes Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost, Mila Parély, Marcel Dalio, Julien Carette, Roland Toutain, Gaston Modot, Pierre Magnier and Renoir.
Renoir's portrayal of the wise, mournful Octave anchors the fatalistic mood of this pensive comedy of manners. The film depicts members of upper-class French society and their servants just before the beginning of World War II, showing their moral callousness on the eve of destruction.
At the time, The Rules of the Game was the most expensive French film made: Its original budget of 2.5 million francs eventually increased to more than 5 million francs. Renoir and cinematographer Jean Bachelet made extensive use of deep-focus and long shots during which the camera is constantly moving, sophisticated cinematic techniques in 1939.
Renoir's career in France was at its pinnacle in 1939 and The Rules of the Game was eagerly anticipated. However, its premiere was met with scorn and disapproval by critics and audiences. Renoir reduced the film's running time from 113 minutes to 85, but even then, the film was a critical and financial disaster. In October 1939, it was banned by the wartime French government for "having an undesirable influence over the young".For many years, the 85-minute version was the only one available; even so, its reputation slowly grew. However, in 1956, boxes of original material were discovered, and a reconstructed version of the film premiered that year at the Venice Film Festival, with only a minor scene from Renoir's first cut missing. Since then, The Rules of the Game has been called one of the greatest films in the history of cinema. Numerous film critics and directors have praised it highly, citing it as an inspiration for their own work. It is the only film to earn a place among the top ten films in the respected Sight & Sound (British Film Institute) decennial critics' poll for every decade from the poll's inception in 1952 through the 2012 list (in 2022 it fell to #13).
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