The Rules of the Game
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.
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Studio
La Nouvelle Edition Francaise
Language
fr
Status
Released
How The Rules of the Game performed
Budget
$8.8M
Worldwide Gross
$273,520
Gross Profit
−$8.6M
Return
0.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$39K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Octave
Jean Renoir
Octave
Robert de la Cheyniest
Marcel Dalio
Robert de la Cheyniest
Christine de la Cheyniest
Nora Gregor
Christine de la Cheyniest
Marceau, le braconnier
Julien Carette
Marceau, le braconnier
André Jurieux
Roland Toutain
André Jurieux
Lisette, sa camériste
Paulette Dubost
Lisette, sa camériste
Edouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse
Gaston Modot
Edouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse
Geneviève de Marras
Mila Parély
Geneviève de Marras
Jackie, nièce de Christine
Anne Mayen
Jackie, nièce de Christine
Corneille, le majordome
Eddy Debray
Corneille, le majordome
Madame de la Plante
Odette Talazac
Madame de la Plante
Madame de la Bruyère
Claire Gérard
Madame de la Bruyère
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