Drama ·Thriller ·Adventure ·Romance · United States of America · 1949 · 1h 46m

We Were Strangers

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Director
John Huston
Cast
Jennifer Jones as China Valdés John Garfield as Tony Fenner Pedro Armendáriz as Armando Ariete Gilbert Roland as Guillermo Montilla Ramon Novarro as Chief Wally Cassell as Miguel
Crew
Russell Metty — Director of Photography Al Clark — Editor George Antheil — Original Music Composer Peter Viertel — Screenplay John Huston — Screenplay Robert Sylvester — Novel
Tagline

An explosive story of violent lives...lived dangerously!

Synopsis

China Valdes joins the Cuban underground after her brother is killed by the chief of the secret police, Ariete. She meets and falls in love with American expatriate Tony Fenner. Tony develops a plan to tunnel under the city's cemetery to a plot owned by a high official, assassinate him, and blow up the whole Cuban hierarchy at the ensuing state funeral. Together with a band of dedicated revolutionaries, they begin digging.

Mood & Themes
cemeterypolitical assassinationrevolutionarycuban americanhavana, cuba1930swar with fascismbrother murdersecret tunnelromantic subplotcorrupt police officialsdigging
Key Collaborators
John Huston Director Russell Metty Director of Photography Al Clark Editor George Antheil Original Music Composer Peter Viertel Screenplay John Huston Screenplay Robert Sylvester Novel Sam Spiegel Producer
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