Justine (1969 film)
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Justine (1969) is a drama film directed by George Cukor and Joseph Strick. It was written by Lawrence B. Marcus and Andrew Sarris, based on the 1957 novel Justine by Lawrence Durrell.
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Plot
Set in Alexandria in 1938, a young British schoolmaster named Darley meets Pursewarden, a British consular officer. Pursewarden introduces him to Justine, the wife of an Egyptian banker. Darley befriends her, and discovers she is involved in a plot against the British, the goal of which is to arm the Jewish underground movement in Palestine. The plot fails, Justine is sent to jail, and Darley returns to England.
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Cast
- Anouk Aimée - Justine
- Dirk Bogarde - Pursewarden
- Robert Forster - Narouz
- Anna Karina - Melissa
- Philippe Noiret - Pombal
- Michael York - Darley
- John Vernon - Nessim
- Jack Albertson - Cohen
- Cliff Gorman - Toto
- George Baker - Mountolive
- Elaine Church - Liza
- Michael Constantine - Memlik Pasha
- Marcel Dalio - French Consul General
- Michael Dunn - Mnemjian
- Barry Morse - Maskelyne
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