---
title: 'We Were Strangers (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Huston'
released: '1949-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/we-were-strangers-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042035/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# We Were Strangers (1949)

1949 · 106 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

We Were Strangers is a 1949 American adventure drama film directed by John Huston and starring Jennifer Jones and John Garfield. Set in 1933, the film concerns a group of revolutionaries attempting to overthrow the Cuban government of Gerardo Machado. The story is based loosely on an episode in Robert Sylvester's novel Rough Sketch and draws on historical events.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston)
- **Screenplay:** [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston), [Peter Viertel](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-viertel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George Antheil](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-antheil)
- **Producer:** [Sam Spiegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-spiegel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Russell Metty](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-metty)
- **Editor:** [Al Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-clark)

## Cast

- [Jennifer Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-jones)
- [Gilbert Roland](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilbert-roland)
- [Argentina Brunetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/argentina-brunetti)
- [Leonard Strong](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-strong)
- [Ramón Novarro](https://cinepixo.com/people/ramon-novarro)
- [José Pérez](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-perez-2)
- [Lelia Goldoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/lelia-goldoni)
- [Mimi Aguglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/mimi-aguglia)
- [John Garfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-garfield)
- [Morris Ankrum](https://cinepixo.com/people/morris-ankrum)
- [Wally Cassell](https://cinepixo.com/people/wally-cassell)
- [Alex Montoya](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-montoya)
- [Pedro Armendáriz](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-armendariz)
- [Alberto Morin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-morin)
- [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston)

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