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Feature film — 1949

We Were Strangers (1949)

6.31h 46mDrama — Thriller — Adventure — Romance

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.

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A high-signal pick with 22 votes.

Columbia Pictures / Horizon Pictures

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Director: John Huston

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Cast & crew

Jennifer Jones as China Valdés

Jennifer Jones

China Valdés

John Garfield as Tony Fenner

John Garfield

Tony Fenner

Pedro Armendáriz as Armando Ariete

Pedro Armendáriz

Armando Ariete

Gilbert Roland as Guillermo Montilla

Gilbert Roland

Guillermo Montilla

Ramon Novarro as Chief

Ramon Novarro

Chief

Wally Cassell as Miguel

Wally Cassell

Miguel

David Bond as Ramón Sánchez

David Bond

Ramón Sánchez

José Pérez as Toto

José Pérez

Toto

Morris Ankrum as M. Seymour

Morris Ankrum

M. Seymour

Lelia Goldoni as Consuelo Valdés

Lelia Goldoni

Consuelo Valdés

John Huston as Señor Muñoz

John Huston

Señor Muñoz

Roberta Haynes as Lolita Valdes

Roberta Haynes

Lolita Valdes

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