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
Jean Renoir
Octave
Marcel Dalio
Robert de la Cheyniest
Nora Gregor
Christine de la Cheyniest
Julien Carette
Marceau, le braconnier
Roland Toutain
André Jurieux
Paulette Dubost
Lisette, sa camériste
Gaston Modot
Edouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse
Mila Parély
Geneviève de Marras
Anne Mayen
Jackie, nièce de Christine
Eddy Debray
Corneille, le majordome
Odette Talazac
Madame de la Plante
Claire Gérard
Madame de la Bruyère
Pierre Magnier
Le général
Pierre Nay
Monsieur de St. Aubin
Richard Francœur
Monsieur La Bruyère
Léon Larive
Le cuisinier
Lise Elina
Radio-Reporter
Nicolas Amato
L'invité sud-américain (uncredited)
Jacques Beauvais
Adolphe, un domestique (uncredited)
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Le domestique anglais (uncredited)
Celestin
Le garçon de cuisine (uncredited)
Tony Corteggiani
Berthelin (uncredited)
Géo Forster
L'invité efféminé (uncredited)
Camille François
La journaliste (uncredited)
Jenny Hélia
La servante (uncredited)
Maurice Marceau
Un garde-chasse (uncredited)
Marcel Melrac
Célestin, l'aide cuisinier
André Zwobada
L'ingénieur (uncredited)
Marguerite de Morlaye
une invitée
Crew
Jean Renoir
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Carl Koch
Novel
Marthe Huguet
Editor
Marguerite Renoir
Editor
Jean Bachelet
Director of Photography
Jean-Paul Alphen
Director of Photography
Jacques Lemare
Director of Photography
Alain Renoir
Director of Photography
Henri Cartier-Bresson
First Assistant Director
André Zwobada
Second Assistant Director
Camille François
Production Supervisor
Max Douy
Production Design
Eugène Lourié
Production Design
Jean Mousselle
Camera Operator
Coco Chanel
Costume Design
Ralph
Makeup Artist
Joseph de Bretagne
Sound Engineer
Joseph Kosma
Original Music Composer
Sam Levin
Still Photographer
Claude Renoir Sr.
Production Manager
Raymond Pillon
Unit Manager
Roger Desormière
Conductor
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