5.5The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi · 1961
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi (1961) is a Comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann, starring O.E. Hasse, Johanna von Koczian, Martin Held.
Comedy
5.5Overview
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.
Cast
O.E. Hasse, Johanna von Koczian, Martin Held, Hansjörg Felmy, Charles Regnier, Edith Hancke, Max Haufler, Karl Lieffen
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What is "The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi" about?
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.
When was "The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi" released?
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi was released in 1961.
Who stars in "The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi"?
The cast includes O.E. Hasse, Johanna von Koczian, Martin Held, Hansjörg Felmy.
