Stain in the Snow

{{short description|1954 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Stain in the Snow

| image = File:Stain in the Snow.jpg

| caption =

| director = Luis Saslavsky

| producer = Fritz Bukofzer

| writer = Luis Saslavsky
André Tabet

| 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

| released ={{Film date|1954|02|19|df=yes}}

| runtime = 110 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

| budget =

}}

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.Walker-Morrison p.241 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.Goble p.605 It attracted audiences of over two million at the French box office.Walker-Morrison p.224 The setting was shifted from Nazi-occupied France to a fictional country under German occupation during the Second World War.Walker-Morrison p.241