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.
- Director
- Jean Renoir
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Humour
- Worldwide
- $273,520
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Cast
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18 billed performers
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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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Box Office & Release
The Rules of the Game returned 0.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $9M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $273,520
- Release date
- Jul 9, 1939
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- French
- Country
- France
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