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Stain on the Snow (1954)

Genre : Mystery, Drama, Crime

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : Luis Saslavsky
Writer : Luis Saslavsky, André Tabet

Synopsis

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 Gelin) 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.

Actors

Daniel Gélin
Daniel Gélin
Frank Friedmayer
Daniel Ivernel
Daniel Ivernel
Krommer
Marie Mansart
Marie Mansart
Suzy Holtz
Véra Norman
Véra Norman
Moune
Nadine Basile
Nadine Basile
Bertha
Paul Faivre
Paul Faivre
Caretaker
Joëlle Bernard
Joëlle Bernard
Girl
Camille Guérini
Camille Guérini
Commissioner
Denyse Réal
Denyse Réal
Claude Vernier
Claude Vernier
Officer
Jo Dest
Jo Dest
German
Pierre Duncan
Pierre Duncan
Henri San Juan
Henri San Juan
Robert Moor
Robert Moor
Professor
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Violinist
Jimmy Urbain
Jimmy Urbain
Antoine Balpêtré
Antoine Balpêtré
Holtz
Valentine Tessier
Valentine Tessier
Mrs. Irma
Micheline Gary
Micheline Gary
(uncredited)
Georges Tabet
Georges Tabet
German (uncredited)
Frédéric Valmain
Frédéric Valmain
(uncredited)
Andrée Tainsy
Andrée Tainsy
(uncredited)
Hans Verner
Hans Verner
(uncredited)

Crews

Luis Saslavsky
Luis Saslavsky
Director
Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon
Novel
Luis Saslavsky
Luis Saslavsky
Screenplay
André Tabet
André Tabet
Screenplay
Fritz Bukofzer
Fritz Bukofzer
Producer
Fritz Bukofzer
Fritz Bukofzer
Production Manager
Anatole Paris
Anatole Paris
Makeup Artist
René Moulaert
René Moulaert
Art Direction
Isabelle Elman
Isabelle Elman
Editor
André Bac
André Bac
Director of Photography
René Cloërec
René Cloërec
Music
Robert Biard
Robert Biard
Sound

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