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Director:
John Huston
Writers:
John Huston (writer)
Robert Sylvester (novel)
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Release Date:
27 April 1949 (USA) more
Plot:
China Valdes joins the Cuban underground after her brother is killed by the chief of the secret police... more | add synopsis
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Before Scarface there was We Were Strangers more

Cast

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Jennifer Jones ... China Valdés
John Garfield ... Anthony L. '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 ... Mr. Seymour, Bank Manager
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Rough Sketch (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:Btl
Filming Locations:
Havana, Cuba

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
One of the writers, Peter Viertel, wrote a chapter in his book Dangerous Friends about how he and John Huston wrote the screenplay for We Were Strangers, including two weeks in Cuba with Ernest Hemingway. According to Viertel, Hemingway suggested ending the film as it occurred in reality: with the death of the revolutionaries. Instead, an alternative ending was supplied by Ben Hecht. more
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Referenced in Heavy Traffic (1973) more

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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Before Scarface there was We Were Strangers, 17 June 2007
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Author: PWNYCNY from United States

Tony Montana and Tony Fenner. The former was the main character in Scarface, the latter in We Were Strangers. The parallels between both characters and both movies is uncanny. Both movies involve characters named Tony interacting on some level with corrupt police. Both include beautiful yet troubled women. Both involve Hispanic characters yet both Tonys are portrayed by non-Hispanic actors. Both movies glorify violence. In both movies each Tony is brooding, moody and when provoked capable of extreme violence. Both Tonys are anti-authoritarian and do not run away. The physical resemblance between John Garfield and Al Pacino is also uncanny. Also, both movies contain unmistakable political overtones involving the political situation in Cuba. Gilbert Roland's performance is outstanding. Jennifer Jones's performance is powerful. Equally noteworthy is Pedro Armendariz's outstanding performance as the corrupt and unstable Chief of Police. As the saying goes, they don't make 'em like this anymore.

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