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The Rules of the Game

1950·1h 50m·Not Rated
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.9/10
33,416 votes
Metascore
99
Metacritic

A bourgeois life in France at the onset of World War II, as the rich and their poor servants meet up at a French chateau.

The Rules of the Game is a 1950 drama comedy movie directed by Jean Renoir, starring Marcel Dalio, Paulette Dubost, Nora Gregor. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.9/10 from 33,416 votes and runs 1h 50m.

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Director
Jean Renoir
Stars
Marcel Dalio
Paulette Dubost
Nora Gregor
Mila Parély
Details
1950-04-08
110 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ France
★ French, English, German
Keywords
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