

We Were Strangers
“An explosive story of violent lives...lived dangerously!”
Overview
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.
Top Cast

Jennifer Jones
China Valdés

John Garfield
Tony Fenner

Pedro Armendáriz
Armando Ariete

Gilbert Roland
Guillermo Montilla

Ramon Novarro
Chief

Wally Cassell
Miguel

David Bond
Ramón Sánchez

José Pérez
Toto

Morris Ankrum
M. Seymour

Lelia Goldoni
Consuelo Valdés

John Huston
Señor Muñoz

Roberta Haynes
Lolita Valdes
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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