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Mississippi Mermaid
“The bride came as advertised... with an unadvertised special.”
★ 6.6· 1969· 123 min· Popularity 1R
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.
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Release Date: 6/18/1969
Runtime: 123 minutes
Languages: French
Director: François Truffaut
Budget: $1.6M
Revenue: $7.4M
Production
Companies: Produzioni Associate Delphos, Les Films du Carrosse, Les Productions Artistes Associés
Countries: France, Italy
Where to watch · US
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