We Were Strangers 75 years old

An explosive story of violent lives...lived dangerously!

We Were Strangers

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.

Credits

We Were Strangers Cast

Name Character
Gilbert Roland He was 43, 88 years old when he died as Guillermo Montilla
Morris Ankrum He was 52, 68 years old when he died as M. Seymour
Pedro Armendáriz He was 36, 51 years old when he died as Armando Ariete
Wally Cassell He was 37, 103 years old when he died as Miguel
Ramon Novarro He was 50, 69 years old when he died as Chief
John Garfield He was 36, 39 years old when he died as Anthony L. 'Tony' Fenner
Jennifer Jones She was 30, 90 years old when she died as China Valdés
José Pérez He was 9, now 84 years old as Toto
David Bond He was 27, 67 years old when he died as Ramón Sánchez

We Were Strangers Crew

Name Department
George Antheil as Original Music Composer. He was 48 (58) years old when He died Sound
John Huston as Director. He was 42 (81) years old when He died Directing
John Huston as Screenplay. He was 42 (81) years old when He died Writing
Russell Metty as Director of Photography. He was 42 (71) years old when He died Camera
Peter Viertel as Screenplay. He was 28 (86) years old when He died Writing
Robert Sylvester as Novel. He was 42 (68) years old when He died Writing
Al Clark as Editor. He was 46 (68) years old when He died Editing
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We Were Strangers (75 years)

An explosive story of violent lives...lived dangerously!

  • Release day: Wednesday, April 27, 1949
  • Runtime: 106 minutes