Justine (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 ... See full summary »

Director:

George Cukor

Writers:

Lawrence Durrell (novel), Lawrence B. Marcus (screenplay),

Stars:

Anouk Aimée, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Forster

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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	...	British Ambassador David Mountolive
Elaine Church	...	Liza
Michael Constantine	...	Memlik Pasha
Marcel Dalio	...	French Consul General
Michael Dunn	...	Mnemjian
Barry Morse	...	Colonel Maskelyne

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | based on novel | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

6 August 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alexandria

Filming Locations:

Stage 18, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Joseph Strick was originally hired to direct but was fired after refusing to cast anyone but Glenda Jackson in the lead role. He was replaced by George Cukor.

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Quotes

Pursewarden: [to Justine] When the hell are you going to stop being an old sin-cushion - into which we all have to thrust our rusty pins!

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Connections

Featured in Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)

User Reviews

Atmospheric version of Durrell's literary classic.

A condensed version of Lawrence Durrell's brilliant literary classic Alexandria Quartet, Justine is about the sophisticated game of international intrigue and espionage in Alexandria, Egypt (at the time the Switzerland of Africa and the Middle East) between the first and second world war. Subtle character portraits from a range of British and European actors at the top of their game draws the viewer into a fascinating foreshadowing of the political events to come.