| Justine | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Cukor Joseph Strick |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Written by | Lawrence B. Marcus Andrew Sarris Lawrence Durrell (novel) |
| Starring | Anouk Aimée Dirk Bogarde Robert Forster Anna Karina |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
| Editing by | Rita Roland |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | 6 August 1969 |
| Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
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.