Stain on the Snow
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"La neige était sale" is based on a novel and play by the phenomenally prolific Georges Simenon. Upon learning that his mother was a prostitute, Frank (Daniel Gélin) dejectedly vows that he, too, will live a life of debauchery. Part of his self-degradation program is to kill someone, and since the story takes place during the Nazi occupation of France, he chooses a German officer as his victim. His steady descent into psychosis and depravity becomes his ultimate undoing.
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Cast
27 people
Daniel Gélin
Frank Friedmayer
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Life Is a Long Quiet River
Daniel Ivernel
Krommer
Known for
Borsalino and Co.
Ulysses
Luis Saslavsky
Fritz Bukofzer
Marie Mansart
Suzy Holtz
Known for
Two English Girls
Georges Simenon
Véra Norman
Moune
Also in
Lady Paname
In the Land of the Sun
André Tabet
Also in
One Does Not Die That Way
Nadine Basile
Bertha
Known for
Crazy for Love
Paul Faivre
Caretaker
Known for
...And God Created Woman
Neither Seen Nor Recognized
Joëlle Bernard
Girl
Known for
The Gentleman from Epsom
Angelique and the King
Camille Guérini
Commissioner
Known for
Diabolique
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
Luis Saslavsky Director · André Tabet Screenplay Georges Simenon Author
United States release October 15, 1956 · Produced in France · Original title La neige était sale
Production
Les Films Tellus
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La neige était sale
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 26, 1953
Theatrical
United States · October 15, 1956
New York City, New York
Argentina
March 8, 1956
Denmark
May 16, 1955
Finland
December 3, 1954
Germany
May 4, 1956
Japan
March 13, 1957
Sweden
January 14, 1955
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