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.
as Justine
as Pursewarden
as Narouz
as Melissa
as Pombal
as Darley
as Nessim
as Cohen
as Toto
as British Ambassador David Mountolive
as Liza
as Memlik Pasha
as French Consul General
as Mnemjian
as Colonel Maskelyne
as Bathazar
as Mrs. Serapamoun
as Proprietor
as Serapamoun
as Woman at Ball
as Prisoner
as Italian Countess
as Attache
as Kawwass (uncredited)
as Hamid (uncredited)
as Cleo (uncredited)
as Barber (uncredited)
as French Sailor (uncredited)
as Prostitute (uncredited)
