Mississippi Mermaid
The bride came as advertised... with an unadvertised special.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$1600000
Revenue
$7356000
Runtime
123 min
Release Date
1969-06-18
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
208
Vote Average
6.6
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
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