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📊 Film Specifications

Director Jean Renoir

Writer Jean Renoir (Screenplay), Carl Koch (Novel)

Original Title La Règle du jeu

Release Date July 8, 1939

Runtime 110 min (1h 50m)

Country France

Language FR

Budget $8,850,000

Box Office $273,520

Studios La Nouvelle Edition Francaise • Franco London Films

The Rules of the Game (1939)

Name: The Rules of the Game
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: 1939-07-08
Rating: 3.7

Directed by Jean Renoir

• Written by Jean Renoir , Carl Koch

⭐ 3.7 / 5 (687 votes) ⏱️ 110 min 🎬 Drama, Comedy, Romance

Ratings Breakdown:

687 ratings

0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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.

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