Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Jesus Franco

Writer:

Harry Alan Towers (writer)

Release Date:

3 April 1969 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Horror

Tagline:

An erotic fantasy horror from the tortured pen of The Marquis de Sade.

Plot:

A woman named Justine is (willingly) used and abused by all manner of perverts, freaks and sexual deviants. |

Plot Keywords:

Rape | Female Nudity | Lesbianism | Prison | Prostitution

Cast

Klaus Kinski	...	Marquis De Sade
Romina Power	...	Justine
Maria Rohm	...	Juliette
Rosemary Dexter	...	Claudine
Carmen de Lirio	...	Madame De Buisson
Akim Tamiroff	...	Du Harpin
Gustavo Re	...	Derroches
Mercedes McCambridge	...	Madame Dusbois
Serena Vergano	...	Prisoner
José Manuel Martín	...	Victor
Mike Brendel	...	Pierre
Harald Leipnitz	...	Raymond
Horst Frank	...	Marquis de Bressac
Angel Petit	...	Jasmin
Sylva Koscina	...	Marquise de Bressac

Also Known As:

Deadly Sanctuary (USA)
Justine (USA)
Justine and Juliet
Justine ovvero le disavventure della virtù (Italy)
Marquis de Sade's Justine (International: English title) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

90 min | Argentina:95 min | Italy:105 min (Italian version) | Spain:124 min (uncut version) | UK:124 min (2002 video release) (uncut)

Country:

Italy | USA | West Germany | Liechtenstein

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:16 (1969) (cut) | West Germany:18 (nf) | Argentina:16 | Finland:(Banned) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

Aica Cinematografica S.R.L

Trivia:

In an interview on the Anchor Bay DVD release, Franco says he originally wanted Rosemary Dexter as Justine, but the American partners in the film insisted upon Romina Power. Franco compared her performance to a window dummy.

Movie Connections:

Version of Justine de Sade (1972)

An enjoyable sweeping epic. maybe

I went into this film expecting lots of nudity and bad acting, as it turned out I got the opposite of both. The star of the film Romina Power is wonderful as well as beautiful. Some other reviewers have said she appeared dull and uninterested, but I don't think that is the case. I think her spaced out look was a cunning ploy to take advantage of situations when needed. Of course she was a virgin and untrusting of men which also lead to her innocence.

The beautiful setting and costumes should have won the Academy Award. :) Look for Jack Palance over-acting as a sexual deviant monk, who attempts to free young Justine. Jack and his fellow monks are studying the power of PLEASURE!!! They should have shown this at the Academy Awards the year after Palance won for City Slickers, and the whole place would have fell down laughing. I liked this movie, the uncut version runs 2 hours on DVD and is well worth it. I never got bored with the film. 5/10 Average, but better than I thought it would be.