An explosive story of violent lives...lived dangerously!
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.
We Were Strangers (1949) is a drama, thriller, adventure and romance film directed by John Huston, released on April 27, 1949 with a runtime of 1h 46m. It stars Jennifer Jones, John Garfield, Pedro Armendáriz and Gilbert Roland. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 22 ratings.
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
Directed by John Huston, written by Peter Viertel, John Huston and Robert Sylvester, produced by Sam Spiegel.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 22 ratings.
It was unique to come across this early Huston work. It's weird that today, three generations later, when Scarlett Johansson gets in trouble for being cast as an Asian, that this was long the practice. I've seen star Jennifer Jones here as a Cuban, and later in 'love is a Many-Splendored Thing' as Eurasian. She and John Garfield (himself playing a Cuban-born American businessman and revolutionary supporter) had…
Reviewed on May 1, 2016
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The main cast of We Were Strangers (1949) includes Jennifer Jones, John Garfield, Pedro Armendáriz, Gilbert Roland and Ramon Novarro. The film was directed by John Huston. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
We Were Strangers was released on April 27, 1949 and runs for 1h 46m.
We Were Strangers (1949) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 22 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, thriller and adventure films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
