A tobacco planter on Réunion island in the Indian Ocean becomes engaged through correspondence to a woman he does not know. The woman that comes does not look like the picture he got, but he marries her anyway.
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| Sound | Antoine Duhamel | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Claude Pignot | Production Design |
| Production | François Truffaut | Producer |
| Camera | Denys Clerval | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Agnès Guillemot | Editor |
| Directing | François Truffaut | Director |
| Writing | Cornell Woolrich | Novel |
| Camera | Jean Chiabaut | Camera Operator |
| Sound | René Levert | Sound |
| Production | François Menny | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Claude Pignot | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Guy Chichignoud | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Louis Balthazard | Key Grip |
| Production | Marcel Berbert | Executive Producer |
| Writing | François Truffaut | Adaptation |
| Production | Claude Miller | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Pierre Eychenne | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Jean-José Richer | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Suzanne Schiffman | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Roland Thénot | Unit Production Manager |
| Lighting | Claude Rouxel | Electrician |
| Art | Jean-Claude Dolbert | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yves Saint Laurent | Costume Designer |
