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.
Unfortunately the movie Mississippi Mermaid is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Sound | Antoine Duhamel | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Claude Pignot | Production Design |
| Camera | Denys Clerval | Director of Photography |
| Directing | François Truffaut | Director |
| Production | François Truffaut | Producer |
| Editing | Agnès Guillemot | Editor |
| Writing | Cornell Woolrich | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Pierre Eychenne | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Roland Thénot | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Guy Chichignoud | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yves Saint Laurent | Costume Designer |
| Production | Marcel Berbert | Executive Producer |
| Production | François Menny | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Claude Miller | Production Manager |
| Directing | Jean-José Richer | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Claude Rouxel | Electrician |
| Sound | René Levert | Sound |
| Art | Jean-Claude Dolbert | Property Master |
| Camera | Jean Chiabaut | Camera Operator |
| Writing | François Truffaut | Adaptation |
| Art | Claude Pignot | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Louis Balthazard | Key Grip |
| Directing | Suzanne Schiffman | Script Supervisor |
