The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi

{{Short description|1961 film}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi

| image = The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Kurt Hoffmann

| producer = {{ubl|Artur Brauner|{{ill|Lazar Wechsler|de}}}}

| writer = {{ubl|Kurt Hoffmann|Hans Schweikart}}

| based_on = {{Based on|The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi|Friedrich Dürrenmatt}}

| starring = {{ubl|O.E. Hasse|Johanna von Koczian|Martin Held}}

| music = Hans-Martin Majewski

| cinematography = Sven Nykvist

| editing = Hermann Haller

| studio = {{ubl|CCC Film|{{ill|Praesens-Film|de}} }}

| distributor = UFA Film Hansa

| released = {{film date|1961|6|24|df=yes}}

| runtime = 95 minutes

| country = {{ubl|West Germany|Switzerland}}

| language = German

}}

The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi ({{langx|de|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.Bock & Bergfelder p. 121{{cite web|url=http://www.filmportal.de/film/die-ehe-des-herrn-mississippi_fcdf9c471b3040729bc822cecc817c79 |title=Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi |work=Film Portal |access-date=3 January 2018}} It is based on the 1952 play of the same name by Friedrich Dürrenmatt.{{Cite web|last1=Koczian|first1=Johanna von |last2=Held |first2=Martin |date=1 March 1961 |url=http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-43159975.html|title=Justiz-Krise |language=German |work=Der Spiegel |access-date=14 February 2012}} It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film563608.html |title=The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi |work=Film Affinity |access-date=3 July 2021}} 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.