WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGE-MESSAGE FOR A QUOTE-SOFT COVER MID SIZE EDITION The Rules of the Game (original French title: La règle du jeu) is a 1939 French satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jean Renoir.. First Edition. Used., translated by John McGrath and Maureen Teitelbaum (1970) First edition in English of the script of one of the most-acclaimed films of all time, a satyrical dark comedy about the frivolties of the French bourgeoisie on the eve of WWII. Classic Film ScriptDanny and Frankie Canyon were brought up in the housing schemes of Glasgow, from which Danny had to escape hastily in his late teens, having committed a regrettable act of embezzlement to pay for his compulsive gambling habit. Arriving in Melbourne he finds employment in a meat works, where he falls for and marries Mai, a strong-minded, atypical Vietnamese girl. Homesick for her own country, Mai persuades Danny to try living there and they are soon owners of a flourishing bar in Saigon. But unfortunately Danny's gambling problem persists, the local mafia run tough protection rackets, and soon Danny is deep in debt and being threatened at knife-point. The deadpan humour of the cheerful Scottish contingent contrasts marvellously with the unpredictable moves of the Vietnamese police and gangsters. A remarkable mixture of nature documentaries, Mexican beer, bar girls who aren't quite what they seem and arcane knowledge of old movies makes this a highly entertaining novel.