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We Were Strangers

1949 · 106 min

A grim, claustrophobic thriller of digging and plotting, heavy with moral doubt and doomed romance.

Directed by
John Huston
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Adventure
Tagline
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.

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Directed by
John Huston
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Adventure
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • corruption
  • justice
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, thriller, adventure, romance
Directed by
John Huston
Written by
John Huston, Peter Viertel
Starring
Jennifer Jones, John Garfield, Pedro Armendáriz, Gilbert Roland, Ramon Novarro, Wally Cassell, David Bond, José Pérez
Music
George Antheil
Cinematography
Russell Metty
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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