The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi
1961, German. Directed by Kurt Hoffmann.
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.
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Cast & crew
- Kurt HoffmannDirector
- O.E. HasseFlorestan Mississippi
- Johanna von KoczianAnastasia
- Martin HeldFrédéric René Saint-Claude
- Hansjörg FelmyGraf Bodo von Überlohe-Zabernsee
- Charles RegnierSir Thomas Jones
- Edith HanckeLukretia
- Max Hauflervan Bosch
- Karl LieffenSantamaria
- Ruedi WalterMcGoy
- Herbert WeißbachFinanzminister
- Gudrun GenestKanzlistin
- Tilo von BerlepschAußenminister
Details
- Released
- 23 June 1961
- Original title
- Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi
- Country
- Germany, Switzerland
- Written by
- Friedrich Dürrenmatt
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What The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi is based on
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi is based on The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi (1952) by Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
1952
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi
By Friedrich Dürrenmatt
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Who directed The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi?
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi (1961) was directed by Kurt Hoffmann and stars O.E. Hasse, Johanna von Koczian, Martin Held.
What is The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi based on?
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi is based on The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi (1952) by Friedrich Dürrenmatt.