| Stain in the Snow | |
| Director: | Luis Saslavsky |
| Producer: | Fritz Bukofzer |
| Based On: | La neige était sale by Georges Simenon |
| Starring: | Daniel Gélin Valentine Tessier Marie Mansart |
| Music: | René Cloërec |
| Cinematography: | André Bac |
| Editing: | Isabelle Elman |
| Studio: | Les Films Tellus |
| Distributor: | Les Films Marceau |
| Runtime: | 110 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
Stain in the Snow (French: La neige était sale) is a 1954 French crime film directed by Luis Saslavsky and starring Daniel Gélin, Valentine Tessier and Marie Mansart.[1] It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. It is based on a 1948 novel of the same title by Georges Simenon.[2] It attracted audiences of over two million at the French box office.[3] The setting was shifted from Nazi-occupied France to a fictional country under German occupation during the Second World War.[4]
Frank is brought up in a brothel by his prostitute mother. As he grows up he becomes increasingly criminal and violent.