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Justine

Justine

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 6, 1969

Runtime

1h 56m

Genres

Drama, Mystery, Romance

User Score

41%

Original Title

Justine

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Director

George Cukor

Description

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.