Justine (1969 film)

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Justine
Directed by	George Cukor Joseph Strick
Produced by	Pandro S. Berman
Written by	Lawrence B. Marcus Andrew Sarris based on the novel by Lawrence Durrell
Starring	Anouk Aimée Dirk Bogarde Robert Forster Anna Karina
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography	Leon Shamroy
Editing by	Rita Roland
Release date(s)	1969
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Justine is a 1969 film directed by George Cukor and Joseph Strick. It was written by Lawrence B. Marcus and Andrew Sarris based on the novel by Lawrence Durrell.

[edit] Plot Summary

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.

[edit] 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
Severn Darden .... Bathazar
Amapola Del Vando .... Mrs. Serapamoun
Abraham Sofaer .... Proprietor
Peter Mamakos .... Kawwass
Stanley Waxman .... Serapamoun
DeAnn Mears .... Woman at Ball
Tutte Lemkow .... Prisoner

[edit] Production credits

Associate producer - Kathryn Hereford
Art Direction - William J. Creber & Jack Martin Smith
Set Decoration -Raphael Bretton & Walter M. Scott
Costume Design - Irene Sharaff
Makeup artist - Edwin Butterworth
Hair stylist supervisor- Edith Lindon
Makeup supervisor- Daniel C. Striepeke
Hair stylist- Dorothy White
Production Management - Joseph C. Behm & Saul Wurtzel
Assistant Director - Maurice Vaccarino
Art Department Director - Fred Harpman
Sound Department - David Dockendorf & Bernard Freericks & Kenneth Hall
Special Effects - L.B. Abbott & Art Cruickshank
Camera and Electrical Department - Red Crawford & Thomas Del Ruth & Dave Friedman
Choreographer - Gemze De Lappe
Technical advisor - Dr. Aaron Haddad