Justine
- Director: George Cukor; Joseph Strick
- Writer: Lawrence Durrell; Lawrence B. Marcus
- Producer: Pandro S. Berman; Kathryn Hereford
CGiii Comment
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.
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Cast & Characters
Anouk Aimee 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