Stain on the Snow (1953)
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.
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
Claude Vernier
Officer
Jo Dest
German
Pierre Duncan
Robert Moor
Professor
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Violinist
Jimmy Urbain
Antoine Balpêtré
Holtz
Valentine Tessier
Mrs. Irma
Georges Tabet
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