The story
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.
Cast & crew
Anouk AiméeJustine
Dirk BogardePursewarden
Robert ForsterNarouz
Anna KarinaMelissa
Philippe NoiretPombal
Michael YorkDarley
John VernonNessim
Jack AlbertsonCohen
Cliff GormanToto
George BakerBritish Ambassador David Mountolive
Michael ConstantineMemlik PashaExplore the crew
- Director
- George Cukor
- Screenplay
- Andrew Sarris
- Screenplay
- Lawrence B. Marcus
- Producer
- Pandro S. Berman
- Director of Photography
- Leon Shamroy
- Editor
- Rita Roland
- Original Music Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith