We Were Strangers
1949 · Movie · 106 min. · United States
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.
Direction John Huston
Cast Jennifer Jones · John Garfield · Pedro Armendáriz · Gilbert Roland · Wally Cassell · David Bond · Ramon Novarro
Soundtrack George Antheil
Screenplay John Huston · Peter Viertel · Robert Sylvester
Cinematography Russell Metty
Original title We Were Strangers
6.2
203 votes (FilmAffinity)
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