We Were Strangers

We Were Strangers (1949)

  • 56% of users liked it
    (98 ratings)

Set in the Cuba of 1933, We Were Strangers stars John Garfield as revolutionary-minded Tony Fenner. A member of an underground movement dedicated to toppling the despotic Machado regime, Tony supervises the booby-trapping of a cemetery where several top Cuban officials are planning to converge for a… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By
John Huston
Written By
John Huston
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
In Theaters
Apr 27, 1949 Wide
On DVD
Feb 22, 2005

Critic Reviews

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    The stark claustrophobia of the compositions is continuously goosed by urgent surrealism

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Grim historical thriller.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...engaging...

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • jay n


    Political drama of the initial Cuban upheaval pre-1933. Shown from the vantage point of the revolutionaries and their plot to overthrow the oppressive government in one fell swoop this is an unusual film for it's time period in that it doesn't shrink away from stating that… More

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