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Directed by | Luis Saslavsky |
Written by | Luis Saslavsky André Tabet |
Based on | La neige était sale by Georges Simenon |
Produced by | Fritz Bukofzer |
Starring | Daniel Gélin Valentine Tessier Marie Mansart |
Cinematography | André Bac |
Edited by | Isabelle Elman |
Music by | René Cloërec |
Production company | Les Films Tellus |
Distributed by | Les Films Marceau |
Release date | 19 February 1954 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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