Stain on the Snow (1954)
"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.
Director:
Luis Saslavsky
Writers:
Luis Saslavsky, André Tabet.
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Daniel Gélin as Frank Friedmayer |
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Daniel Ivernel as Krommer |
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Marie Mansart as Suzy Holtz |
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Véra Norman as Moune |
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Nadine Basile as Bertha |
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Paul Faivre as Caretaker |
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Joëlle Bernard as Girl |
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Camille Guérini as Commissioner |
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Denyse Réal as |
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Claude Vernier as Officer |
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Jo Dest as German |
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Pierre Duncan as |
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Henri San Juan as |
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Robert Moor as Professor |
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Jean-Pierre Mocky as Violinist |
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Jimmy Urbain as |
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Antoine Balpêtré as Holtz |
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Valentine Tessier as Mrs. Irma |
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Micheline Gary as (uncredited) |
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Georges Tabet as German (uncredited) |
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Frédéric Valmain as (uncredited) |
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Andrée Tainsy as (uncredited) |
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Hans Verner as (uncredited) |
| Writing | Luis Saslavsky | Screenplay |
| Writing | André Tabet | Screenplay |
| Production | Fritz Bukofzer | Producer |
| Production | Fritz Bukofzer | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anatole Paris | Makeup Artist |
| Art | René Moulaert | Art Direction |
| Editing | Isabelle Elman | Editor |
| Camera | André Bac | Director of Photography |
| Sound | René Cloërec | Music |
| Sound | Robert Biard | Sound |
| Directing | Luis Saslavsky | Director |
| Writing | Georges Simenon | Novel |
