Justine (1969)
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25% of users liked it
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Justine (Anouk Aimee) is a Jewish prostitute living in Egypt who manages to sleep her way to the top. Marrying a financial minister, Justine works her way up from her beginnings as a hooker, but continues to use her sexual allure as a tool to win her and her husband's ends. Along the way, she… More Justine (Anouk Aimee) is a Jewish prostitute living in Egypt who manages to sleep her way to the top. Marrying a financial minister, Justine works her way up from her beginnings as a hooker, but continues to use her sexual allure as a tool to win her and her husband's ends. Along the way, she helps the Jews fight for their own homeland against the British and Arabs. The story is told from the perspective of the English nobleman Darley (Michael York), who first meets the temptress in 1938. The Jews in Egypt are continually pressured by the Moslem majority, who also persecute local Coptic Christians. Justine helps both Christians and Jews in Alexandria receive fair treatment despite religious and racial prejudice. Dirk Bogarde and Anna Karina also star in this story tinged with adultery, incest, homosexuality and religious and nationalistic fervor. This story is based on the novel Justine, one of four which comprise the Alexandria Quartet, by British diplomat and novelist Lawrence Durrell. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- George Cukor
- Written By
- Lawrence Durrell, Lawrence B. Marcus
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1969 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It can be the poster child film for how a crass Hollywood has the ability to ruin even the best of novels.
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Cast
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Anouk Aimée
as Justine
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Dirk Bogarde
as Pursewarden
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Anna Karina
as Melissa
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Philippe Noiret
as Pombal
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Michael York
as Darley
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Cliff Gorman
as Toto
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Marcel Dalio
as French Consul General
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Michael Dunn (I)
as Mnemjian
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Robert Forster
as Narouz
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John Vernon
as Nessim
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George Baker
as Mountolive
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Elaine Church
as Liza
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Michael Constantine
as Memlik Pasha
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Amapola Del Vando
as Mrs. Serapamoun
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Abraham Sofaer
as Proprietor
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Peter Mamakos
as Kawwass
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Stanley Waxman
as Serapamoun
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DeAnn Mears
as Woman At Ball
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Tutte Lemkow
as Prisoner
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Jack Albertson
as Cohen
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Severn Darden
as Balthazar
- Vanessa Del Rio
- Hillary Summers
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Barry Morse
as Maskelyne
