

116 minutes
8/6/1969
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.

Anouk Aimée
as Justine

Dirk Bogarde
as Pursewarden

Robert Forster
as Narouz

Anna Karina
as Melissa

Philippe Noiret
as Pombal

Michael York
as Darley

John Vernon
as Nessim

Jack Albertson
as Cohen

Cliff Gorman
as Toto

George Baker
as British Ambassador David Mountolive
Elaine Church
as Liza

Michael Constantine
as Memlik Pasha

Marcel Dalio
as French Consul General

Michael Dunn
as Mnemjian

Barry Morse
as Colonel Maskelyne

Severn Darden
as Bathazar
Amapola Del Vando
as Mrs. Serapamoun

Abraham Sofaer
as Proprietor

Stanley Waxman
as Serapamoun
DeAnn Mears
as Woman at Ball

Tutte Lemkow
as Prisoner
Delia Salvi
as Italian Countess
Geoffrey Steele
as Attache

Peter Mamakos
as Kawwass (uncredited)
Julian Rivero
as Hamid (uncredited)

Katherine Victor
as Cleo (uncredited)

Cosmo Sardo
as Barber (uncredited)

Richard Angarola
as French Sailor (uncredited)
Lenmana Guerin
as Prostitute (uncredited)