Mississippi Mermaid
Mississippi Mermaid

Movie·1969·2h 3m

Mississippi Mermaid

The bride came as advertised... with an unadvertised special.

Country

France

Language

French

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The Story

Original title: La Sirène du Mississipi

A tobacco planter on Réunion island in the Indian Ocean becomes engaged through correspondence to a French woman he does not know. The woman that arrives does not look like the picture he received, but he marries her anyway.

Producer

François Truffaut, Marcel Berbert

Cinematography

Denys Clerval

Music

Antoine Duhamel

Editor

Agnès Guillemot

Themes

exotic islandlove of one's lifemarriageplantationlonely hearts adfemme fatalebeautiful womanmail order bridefrench noirpersonal adidentity swapcrime of passion

Production House

Produzioni Associate Delphos
Les Films du Carrosse
Les Productions Artistes Associés

Audience Score

66%

218 votes

Skip11%
Timepass26%
Go for it38%
Perfection25%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Louis Mahé

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Julie Roussel

Michel Bouquet

Michel Bouquet

Comolli

Nelly Borgeaud

Nelly Borgeaud

Berthe

Martine Ferrière

Martine Ferrière

Landlady

Marcel Berbert

Marcel Berbert

Jardine

Yves Drouhet

Detective

Roland Thénot

Richard

// crew

Crew

Antoine Duhamel

Antoine Duhamel

Original Music Composer

Denys Clerval

Director of Photography

François Truffaut

François Truffaut

Director, Producer

Agnès Guillemot

Editor

Marcel Berbert

Marcel Berbert

Executive Producer

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