Cruel Passion
| Cruel Passion | |
|---|---|
 2012 UK DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Chris Boger |
| Written by | Marquis de Sade (novel) Ian Cullen |
| Produced by | Chris Boger |
| Starring | Koo Stark Martin Potter Lydia Lisle Katherine Kath |
| Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
| Edited by | Peter Delfgou |
| Distributed by | Euro London Films |
Release date | 1977 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Italy West Germany |
| Language | English |
Cruel Passion (also known as Justine) is a 1977 film starring Koo Stark, Martin Potter, Lydia Lisle, and Katherine Kath. It was directed by Chris Boger and based on the 1791 novel Justine by the Marquis de Sade.[1]
Plot[edit]
Justine is a young virgin thrown out of a French orphanage and into the depraved world of prostitution. She slips into a life of debauchery, torture, whipping, slavery and salaciousness while her brazen, flirtatious and liberated sister Juliette ironically receives nothing but happiness and reward for her wanton behavior.
Cast[edit]
- Koo Stark as Justine Jerome
- Martin Potter as Lord Carlisle
- Lydia Lisle as Juliette Jerome
- Katherine Kath as Madame Laronde
- Hope Jackman as Mrs Bonny
- Barry McGinn as George
- Louis Ife as Pastor John
- Maggie Petersen as Mother Superior
- David Masterman as Archer
- Ian McKay as Brough
- Ann Michelle as Pauline
Release[edit]
Home media[edit]
The DVD is now available uncut in the United Kingdom as "Cruel Passion" and in the United States as "Marquis de Sade's Justine"[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Justine (1977)". AllMovie. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Melon Farmers [1] Retrieved 22 May 2012
External links[edit]
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