Mississippi Mermaid

Jun 18, 1969

2h 3m

★ 6.6

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

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.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Produzioni Associate Delphos

Les Films du Carrosse

Les Productions Artistes Associés

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Cast

Louis Mahé

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Julie Roussel

Catherine Deneuve

Comolli

Michel Bouquet

Berthe

Nelly Borgeaud

Landlady

Martine Ferrière

Jardine

Marcel Berbert

Detective

Yves Drouhet

Richard

Roland Thénot

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6.7

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6.4

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6.3

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4.2

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7.0

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5.8

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6.8

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7.1

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5.2

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3.8

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6.5

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6.0

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7.9

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5.3

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6.2

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6.0

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5.8

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