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Mississippi Mermaid
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Mississippi Mermaid

1969-06-18 · 123 min · ★ 6.6

Romance · Drama · Crime · Thriller

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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Directors
François Truffaut
Production companies
Produzioni Associate Delphos, Les Films du Carrosse, Les Productions Artistes Associés
Countries
France, Italy
Status
Released
Budget
USD 1,600,000
Revenue
USD 7,356,000

Top Cast

Jean-Paul BelmondoJean-Paul BelmondoLouis Mahé
Catherine DeneuveCatherine DeneuveJulie Roussel
Michel BouquetMichel BouquetComolli
Nelly BorgeaudNelly BorgeaudBerthe
Martine FerrièreMartine FerrièreLandlady
Marcel BerbertMarcel BerbertJardine
Yves DrouhetDetective
Roland ThénotRichard

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