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Mississippi Mermaid

Mississippi Mermaid

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

19696.62h 3m

Overview

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.

Directed by François Truffaut
Written by Cornell Woolrich, François Truffaut
Produced by François Truffaut
Box OfficeBudget: $1.6MRevenue: $7.4M

Top 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

M

Martine Ferrière

Landlady

Marcel Berbert

Marcel Berbert

Jardine

Y

Yves Drouhet

Detective

R

Roland Thénot

Richard

Themes & Keywords

exotic islandlove of one's lifemarriageplantationlonely hearts adfemme fatalebeautiful womanmail order bridefrench noirpersonal adidentity swapcrime of passioncorrespondenceson the lamcon artist womanbank account drainedplantation ownerfugitive lovershitchcockiantobacco plantation

About Mississippi Mermaid

Mississippi Mermaid is a romance, drama, crime, thriller film released in 1969 exploring themes of exotic island, love of one's life, marriage, plantation, lonely hearts ad, femme fatale. Directed by François Truffaut, it stars Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Bouquet. 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.

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