The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi

The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi is a 1961 Swiss-West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring O.E. Hasse, Johanna von Koczian and Martin Held. It is based on the 1952 play with the same title by Friedrich Dürrenmatt. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. 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. Cast O.E. Hasse as Florestan Mississippi Johanna von Koczian as Anastasia Hansjörg Felmy as Graf Bodo von Überlohe-Zabernsee Martin Held as Frédéric René Saint-Claude Charles Régnier as Sir Thomas Jones - Justizminister Max Haufler as Van Bosch Ruedi Walter as McGoy Karl Lieffen as Santamaria Hanns Ernst Jäger as Schlender Edith Hancke as Lukretia Otto Graf as Ministerpräsident Tilo von Berlepsch as Außenminister Kunibert Gensichen as Informationsminister Herbert Weissbach as Finanzminister References Bibliography