We Were Strangers
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We Were Strangers | |
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Directed by | John Huston |
Produced by | Sam Spiegel |
Written by | John Huston Peter Viertel Robert Sylvester (novel) |
Starring | Jennifer Jones John Garfield Pedro Armendáriz Gilbert Roland |
Music by | George Antheil |
Cinematography | Russell Metty |
Editing by | Al Clark |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Horizon Pictures |
Release date(s) | April 27, 1949 |
Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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We Were Strangers is a 1949 adventure/drama film directed by John Huston starring Jennifer Jones and John Garfield.
The film, set in 1933, concerns a group of revolutionaries attempting to overthrow the Cuban regime. The story is based loosely on of Robert Sylvester's novel Rough Sketch.[1]
[edit] Cast
- Jennifer Jones as China Valdés
- John Garfield as John Fenner
- Pedro Armendáriz as Armando Ariete
- Gilbert Roland as Guillermo Montilla
- Ramon Novarro as Chief
- Wally Cassell as Miguel
- David Bond as Ramón Sánchez
- José Pérez as Toto
- Morris Ankrum as Mr. Seymour, bank manager
Huston originally wanted to cast then-unknown Marilyn Monroe for a part.
[edit] References
- ^ We Were Strangers at the All Movie Guide
[edit] External links
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