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The Snow Was Black

Original title: La neige était sale
  • 1954
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
93
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The Snow Was Black (1954)
FrenchCrimeDrama

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, an... Read allUpon 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 of... Read allUpon 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 ... Read all

  • Director
    • Luis Saslavsky
  • Writers
    • Luis Saslavsky
    • Georges Simenon
    • André Tabet
  • Stars
    • Daniel Gélin
    • Daniel Ivernel
    • Marie Mansart
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    93
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Luis Saslavsky
    • Writers
      • Luis Saslavsky
      • Georges Simenon
      • André Tabet
    • Stars
      • Daniel Gélin
      • Daniel Ivernel
      • Marie Mansart
    • 3User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Top Cast24

    Daniel Gélin
    Daniel Gélin
    • Frank Friedmayer
    Daniel Ivernel
    Daniel Ivernel
    • Krommer
    Marie Mansart
    Marie Mansart
    • Suzy Holtz
    Véra Norman
    • Moune
    Nadine Basile
    • Bertha
    Paul Faivre
    • Le concierge
    Joëlle Bernard
    • Une fille
    Camille Guérini
    • Le commissaire
    Denyse Réal
      Claude Vernier
      Claude Vernier
      • L'officier
      Jo Dest
      • Un Allemand
      Pierre Duncan
      Henri San Juan
        Robert Moor
        • Le professeur
        Jean-Pierre Mocky
        Jean-Pierre Mocky
        • Le violoniste
        • (as J.P. Mocky)
        Jimmy Urbain
          Rex
          Antoine Balpêtré
          Antoine Balpêtré
          • Holtz
          • (as Balpêtré)
          • Director
            • Luis Saslavsky
          • Writers
            • Luis Saslavsky
            • Georges Simenon
            • André Tabet
          • All cast & crew
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          Storyline

          Did you know

          • Trivia
            Submitted to the British Board of Film Censors under the title The Stain on the Snow by Miracle Films, but refused a certificate on 20 January 1955. Nevertheless, cinema manager and future film author Leslie Halliwell soon persuaded the Cambridge local authority to pass this film and The Wild One (1953) with local "X" certificates. Halliwell premiered both films in 1955 at his Rex cinema in Cambridge. The BBFC eventually passed The Stain on the Snow with an official "X" certificate on 3 September 1958. Miracle opened the film on 23 November 1958 at the Berkeley cinema in London where it ran for eight weeks.
          • Connections
            Referenced in Day for Night (1973)
          • Soundtracks
            Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein
            Music by Friedrich Fleischmann

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          Details

          • Release date
            • February 19, 1954 (France)
          • Country of origin
            • France
          • Language
            • French
          • Also known as
            • Der Schnee war schmutzig
          • Production company
            • Les Films Tellus
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          Tech specs

          • Runtime
            • 1h 50m(110 min)
          • Color
            • Black and White
          • Sound mix
            • Mono
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.37 : 1

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