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Mississippi Mermaid
"The bride came as advertised... with an unadvertised special."
User Score215 votes
66%6.6/10
Release1969→
Runtime2H 3M
LanguageFrench
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Louis Mahé
Catherine Deneuve
Julie Roussel
Michel Bouquet
Comolli
Nelly Borgeaud
Berthe
Martine Ferrière
Landlady
Marcel Berbert
Jardine
Yves Drouhet
Detective
Roland Thénot
Richard
Media20
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Director
François Truffaut
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Box Office
Budget$2M
Revenue$7M
Certification
RKeywords
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Production:Produzioni Associate DelphosLes Films du CarrosseLes Productions Artistes Associés