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 |
| Production | François Truffaut | Producer |
| Directing | François Truffaut | Director |
| Editing | Agnès Guillemot | Editor |
| Art | Claude Pignot | Production Design |
| Camera | Denys Clerval | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Cornell Woolrich | Novel |
| Camera | Jean Chiabaut | Camera Operator |
| Production | François Menny | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Jean-José Richer | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Pierre Eychenne | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Guy Chichignoud | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Louis Balthazard | Key Grip |
| Art | Claude Pignot | Set Decoration |
| Production | Claude Miller | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yves Saint Laurent | Costume Designer |
| Art | Jean-Claude Dolbert | Property Master |
| Sound | René Levert | Sound |
| Writing | François Truffaut | Adaptation |
| Production | Marcel Berbert | Executive Producer |
| Production | Roland Thénot | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Suzanne Schiffman | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Claude Rouxel | Electrician |
