We Were Strangers (1949)
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.
- Released
- 1949-04-27
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Romance
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Peter Viertel, John Huston, John Huston
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 22 votes
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
- David Bond as Ramón Sánchez
- José Pérez as Toto
- Morris Ankrum as M. Seymour
- Lelia Goldoni as Consuelo Valdés
- John Huston as Señor Muñoz
- Roberta Haynes as Lolita Valdes