Mississippi Mermaid
“The bride came as advertised... with an unadvertised special.”
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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Cast
8 people
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Louis Mahé
Known for
Breathless
Pierrot le Fou
Catherine Deneuve
Julie Roussel
Known for
Dancer in the Dark
Repulsion
Michel Bouquet
Comolli
Known for
The Toy
The Bride Wore Black
Nelly Borgeaud
Berthe
Known for
The Man Who Loved Women
My American Uncle
Martine Ferrière
Landlady
Known for
Stolen Kisses
Cookies
Marcel Berbert
Jardine
Known for
Two English Girls
Small Change
Yves Drouhet
Detective
No other roles listed
Roland Thénot
Richard
Known for
Confidentially Yours
Love on the Run
François Truffaut Director · Cornell Woolrich Author Antoine Duhamel Composer
Worldwide gross $7.4M · Budget $1.6M · United States release April 10, 1970
Box office
Budget
$1,600,000
Worldwide gross
$7,356,000
Gross vs. budget
4.6×
Production
Produzioni Associate Delphos
Production
Les Films du Carrosse
Production
Les Productions Artistes Associés
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
France · Italy
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Languages
Original title
La Sirène du Mississipi
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · June 18, 1969
Theatrical
United States · April 10, 1970
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Finland
January 30, 1970 · Theatrical
Germany
December 19, 1969 · Theatrical
Greece
February 2, 1970 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 18, 1971 · Theatrical
Italy
February 14, 1970 · Theatrical
Japan
February 25, 1970 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 5, 1970 · Theatrical
Spain
June 13, 1970 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 2, 1970 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 6, 1970 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
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