The Rules of the Game

The story

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 & crew

Jean RenoirOctave

Marcel DalioRobert de la Cheyniest

Nora GregorChristine de la Cheyniest

Julien CaretteMarceau, le braconnier

Roland ToutainAndré Jurieux

Paulette DubostLisette, sa camériste

Gaston ModotEdouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse

Mila ParélyGeneviève de Marras

Anne MayenJackie, nièce de Christine

Eddy DebrayCorneille, le majordome

Odette TalazacMadame de la Plante

Claire GérardMadame de la Bruyère