The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi

The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi

1961
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Overview

Florestan Mississippi, a public prosecutor by profession, visits a lady named Anastasia and, while drinking coffee with her, convicts her of poisoning her husband. At the same time, he asks for her hand in marriage, as he too has killed his wife with poison; the marriage is to be the "atonement" of the two poisoners. The four allegorical personifications in this comedy are, in addition to the loveless, absolute justice in the form of the prosecutor Mississippi, perfect equality, represented by the world revolutionary Saint-Claude, Christian love, embodied in the down-and-out, alcoholic tropical doctor Count Uebelohe-Zabernsee, and finally the "Frau Welt" of the old mystery play – Anastasia, who falls for everyone and betrays everyone, loves nothing but the moment, and dies with an invoked untruth on her lips.

Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
CCC Filmkunst Praesens-Film
Production Countries
Germany Switzerland

Quick Facts

Original Title Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi
Release Date June 23, 1961
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0054842

Cast

O.E. Hasse
O.E. Hasse

Florestan Mississippi

Johanna von Koczian
Johanna von Koczian

Anastasia

Martin Held
Martin Held

Frédéric René Saint-Claude

Hansjörg Felmy
Hansjörg Felmy

Graf Bodo von Überlohe-Zabernsee

Charles Regnier
Charles Regnier

Sir Thomas Jones

Edith Hancke
Edith Hancke

Lukretia

Max Haufler
Max Haufler

van Bosch

Karl Lieffen
Karl Lieffen

Santamaria

Ruedi Walter
Ruedi Walter

McGoy

Herbert Weißbach
Herbert Weißbach

Finanzminister

Gudrun Genest
Gudrun Genest

Kanzlistin

Tilo von Berlepsch
Tilo von Berlepsch

Außenminister

Key Crew

Kurt Hoffmann
Director
Artur Brauner
Producer
Lazar Wechsler
Producer
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Screenplay

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