Justine
- Movies
- 1969-08-06
- EN
- Released
- 2h 56m
- US
- Drama - Mystery - Romance
Production
20th Century Fox
Storyline
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.