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  THE RULES OF THE GAME Commentary

  THE RULES OF THE GAME Commentary

  Recorded in 1989, this commentary features writer-director Peter Bogdanovich reading text by Jean Renoir scholar Alexander Sesonske, author of “Jean Renoir: The French Films, 1924–1939.”

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  08:41

  1939 Short Version Ending

  1939 Short Version Ending

  Watch the ending of director Jean Renoir’s 1939 81-minute version of THE RULES OF THE GAME in its entirety.

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  13:08

  Playing by Different Rules

  Playing by Different Rules

  THE RULES OF THE GAME originally ran 94 minutes. After a negative response, Renoir cut it to 81. During World War II, the film was destroyed by bombs. In 1959, it was reconstructed, with Renoir’s approval, from surviving elements, becoming the 106-minute version we know. Chris Faulkner compares t...