Justine

Justine

116 mins | Drama, Romance, Mystery | Aug. 6, 1969

In Alexandria, in 1938, Darley, a young British schoolmaster and poet, makes friends through Pursewarden, the British consular officer, with Justine, the beautiful and mysterious wife of a Coptic banker. He observes the affairs of her heart and incidentally discovers that she is involved in a plot against the British, meant to arm the Jewish underground in Palestine. The plot finally fails, Justine is sent to jail and Darley decides to return to England.

Justine

116 mins | Drama, Romance, Mystery | Aug. 6, 1969

Justine
In Alexandria, in 1938, Darley, a young British schoolmaster and poet, makes friends through Pursewarden, the British consular officer, with Justine, the beautiful and mysterious wife of a Coptic banker. He observes the affairs of her heart and incidentally discovers that she is involved in a plot against the British, meant to arm the Jewish underground in Palestine. The plot finally fails, Justine is sent to jail and Darley decides to return to England.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Justine
Directors Joseph Strick, George Cukor, Maurice Vaccarino
Writers Lawrence Durrell, Andrew Sarris, Lawrence B. Marcus

Cast

Anouk Aimée

as Justine

Dirk Bogarde

as Pursewarden

Robert Forster

as Narouz

Anna Karina

as Melissa

Philippe Noiret

as Pombal

Michael York

as Darley

John Vernon

as Nessim

Jack Albertson

as Cohen

Cliff Gorman

as Toto

George Baker

as British Ambassador David Mountolive

Elaine Church

as Liza

Michael Constantine

as Memlik Pasha

Marcel Dalio

as French Consul General

Michael Dunn

as Mnemjian

Barry Morse

as Colonel Maskelyne

Severn Darden

as Bathazar

Amapola Del Vando

as Mrs. Serapamoun

Abraham Sofaer

as Proprietor

Stanley Waxman

as Serapamoun

DeAnn Mears

as Woman at Ball

Tutte Lemkow

as Prisoner

Delia Salvi

as Italian Countess (uncredited)