Overview
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.
Cast
- 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