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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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

British Ambassador David Mountolive

Michael Constantine

Memlik Pasha

Marcel Dalio

French Consul General