Stain on the Snow

Overview

"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.

Directed by Luis Saslavsky

Top cast

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

D

Denyse Réal

Claude Vernier

Officer

Jo Dest

German

Pierre Duncan

H

Henri San Juan

Robert Moor

Professor

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Violinist

Jimmy Urbain

Antoine Balpêtré

Holtz

Valentine Tessier

Mrs. Irma

M

Micheline Gary

(uncredited)

Georges Tabet

German (uncredited)

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