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