Film

Stain on the Snow

1953 · 1h 50m · Mystery · Drama · Crime

IMDb

6.7

"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.

Daniel Gélin

Frank Friedmayer

Daniel Ivernel

Krommer

Marie Mansart

Suzy Holtz

Véra Norman

Moune

Nadine Basile

Bertha

Paul Faivre

Caretaker

Joëlle Bernard

Girl

Camille Guérini

Commissioner

Denyse Réal

Claude Vernier

Officer

Jo Dest

German

Pierre Duncan

Henri San Juan

Robert Moor

Professor

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Violinist

Jimmy Urbain

• Luis SaslavskyScreenplay · Director
• André TabetScreenplay
• Georges SimenonNovel
• Fritz BukofzerProducer
• André BacDirector of Photography
• Isabelle ElmanEditor

Release date

March 26, 1953

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Mystery, Drama, Crime