Its genius escaped many viewers at the time, but in retrospect, The Rules of the Game stands as one of Jean Renoir's -- and cinema's -- finest works.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Jean Renoir -
Producer -
Claude Renoir -
Screenwriter -
Carl Koch , Jean Renoir -
Distributor -
Criterion Collection , Cine Classics -
Production Co -
Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama -
Original Language -
French (France) -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 8, 1939, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 21, 2009 -
Runtime -
1h 50m -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm , Flat (1.37:1)