The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi

The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi
Film poster
Directed byKurt Hoffmann
Written by
Based onThe Marriage of Mr. Mississippi
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySven Nykvist
Edited byHermann Haller
Music byHans-Martin Majewski
Production
companies
Distributed byUFA Film Hansa
Release date
  • 24 June 1961 (1961-06-24)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • West Germany
  • Switzerland
LanguageGerman

The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi (German: Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi) is a 1961 Swiss-West German comedy film directed and co-written by Kurt Hoffmann and starring O.E. Hasse, Johanna von Koczian and Martin Held.[1][2] It is based on the 1952 play of the same name by Friedrich Dürrenmatt.[3] It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.[4] The film was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin, and on location in Zurich. The sets were designed by the art directors Hertha Hareiter and Otto Pischinger.

  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p. 121
  2. ^ "Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi". Film Portal. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ Koczian, Johanna von; Held, Martin (1 March 1961). "Justiz-Krise". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  4. ^ "The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi". Film Affinity. Retrieved 3 July 2021.