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We Were Strangers (1949)

NR · 1949-04-27 · 1h 46m · EN
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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.

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John HustonDirector

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Jennifer JonesJennifer JonesChina ValdésJohn GarfieldJohn GarfieldTony FennerGilbert RolandGilbert RolandGuillermo MontillaRamon NovarroRamon NovarroChiefPedro ArmendárizPedro ArmendárizArmando ArieteWally CassellWally CassellMiguelDavid BondDavid BondRamón SánchezJosé PérezJosé PérezTotoMorris AnkrumMorris AnkrumM. SeymourLelia GoldoniLelia GoldoniConsuelo Valdés (uncredited)John HustonJohn HustonSeñor Muñoz (uncredited)

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Havana, cubaRevolutionary

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Genre affinityDrama · Adventure · RomanceTheme affinityHavana Cuba · RevolutionaryMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference136172

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What is We Were Strangers about?

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.

How long is We Were Strangers?

We Were Strangers has a runtime of 106 minutes.