Mississippi Mermaid (1969)

France et al., 123 min
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Basic facts

Original title La sirène du Mississippi
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • France
  • Italy
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • French
Swedish release 1970-02-02

Cast

Catherine Deneuve
Julie Roussel, alias Marion Vergano, äventyrerska

Jean-Paul Belmondo
Louis Mahé, ägare till tobaksfabrik på Réunion

Michel Bouquet
Comolli, privatdetektiv

Nelly Borgeaud
Berthe Roussel, den riktiga Julie Roussels syster

Marcel Berbert
Jardine, Louis kompanjon

Roland Thénot
Richard

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Titles

Original title
  • La sirène du Mississippi
Swedish release title
  • Sirenen från Mississippi
International title
  • Mississippi Mermaid
Co-production title
  • La mia droga si chiama Julie (Italien)
Distribution title
  • Das Geheimnis der falschen Braut (Västtyskland)
  • La sirena del Mississippi (Spanien)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Executive Producer
Production Coordinator
Unit Manager
Craft service
Production Secretary
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Gaffer
Key Grip
Assistant Production Designer
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Wardrobe
Make-up Assistant
Assistant Film Editor
Boom Operator
Re-recording Mixer
Trainee

Cast

Catherine Deneuve Julie Roussel, alias Marion Vergano, äventyrerska
Jean-Paul Belmondo Louis Mahé, ägare till tobaksfabrik på Réunion
Michel Bouquet Comolli, privatdetektiv
Nelly Borgeaud Berthe Roussel, den riktiga Julie Roussels syster
Marcel Berbert Jardine, Louis kompanjon
Roland Thénot Richard
Martine Ferrière Madame Travers, föreståndarinnan för huset i Aix-en-Provence
Yves Drouhet Monsieur Hoareau, direktör för La Banque de la Réunion

Companies

Production Company Les Films du Carrosse SA
Co-Production Company Les Productions Artistes Associés SA
Produzioni Associate Delphos
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United Artists AB
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Njutafilms 2010
Laboratory Laboratoires de Tirages Cinématographiques (LTC)

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 108352
Date 1969-09-02
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3375 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (Dyaliscope)
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Colour system Eastman Color
Carrier type 35 mm
Length in metres 3375 meter
Length in minutes 123 min
Reels 7 reels


Original work

Original title Waltz Into Darkness (Novel)
Author William Irish


Production location

1961-02-02 1961-05-07
Île de la Réunion France
Nice France
Aix-en-Provence France
Grenoble France
Lyon France
Paris France

Release dates

First showing 1969-09-18 Paris France
Release in Sweden 1970-02-02 Park Stockholm Sweden 123 min
1970-02-02 Ricardo Stockholm Sweden 123 min
1970-02-02 Rimondo Stockholm Sweden 123 min
TV showing 2004-03-02 SVT2 Sweden 118 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2008-01-20
2009-01-30
2009-03-19
2009-03-28
DVD release 2010-04-28 Sweden
2010-10-20 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2019-09-14 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2019-09-14

Related films

La Marseillaise - Chronique de quelques faits ayant contribué à la chute de la monarchie (1938) Cited in Mississippi Mermaid (1969)

Holdings Film

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Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3353


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language French


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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