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Mississippi Mermaid

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

1969-06-18
6.6
fr 123m
RomanceDramaCrimeThriller
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.

Original Music Composer

Antoine Duhamel

Production Design

Claude Pignot

Director of Photography

Denys Clerval

Director

François Truffaut

Producer

François Truffaut

Editor

Agnès Guillemot

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Status

Released

Revenue

$7,356,000

Budget

$1,600,000

Countries

  • France
  • Italy

Companies

  • Produzioni Associate Delphos
  • Les Films du Carrosse
  • Les Productions Artistes Associés

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