We Were Strangers

Name: We Were Strangers
Director: John Huston
Released: 1949
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Jennifer Jones, John Garfield, Pedro Armendáriz, Gilbert Roland, Ramon Novarro

1949 · 106 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 1,413 VOTES · DIR. John Huston

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,222 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:03 Our illustrious leader, the presidente, has brought law and order to Cuba.

00:07:29 I hope he's dead now.

00:11:23 What else can I do?

00:14:57 What's the matter with you? You look ill.

00:18:29 - Did you see it? - I saw it.

00:21:09 In the meantime, forget about killing the porrista.

00:24:57 And because of this they were killed and their bodies thrown into Havana Bay.

00:28:23 - It's 4:30. - They should be back by now.

00:31:42 whose funeral they'll really turn out for.

00:34:50 What's the matter, China?

00:38:28 The men will be in the uniforms of the City Sanitation Department.

00:44:08 - No. I do not. - You see, he knows we'll win.

00:47:49 Then it was a bad joke.

00:51:37 and I was telling him everything, the plan from beginning to end.

00:55:31 See, I do not come empty-handed.

00:59:05 to the village where I was born. I went to visit my mother.

01:03:48 We'll get married. We'll have kids. We'll live in a free country and we'll be happy.

01:09:09 I know that you can't because I am dead.

01:14:06 Because I started this. It was my idea.

01:16:47 You do not know what fear is.

01:22:08 You are very lucky I am here.

01:25:53 That is not right, Tony.

01:29:39 It's the least I can do for you and the others.

01:35:36 The boat is still there.

Cast & Characters

Jennifer Jones China Valdés John Garfield 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 Abdullah Abbas

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,222

Dialogue density11.5 lines / min

First line00:02:03

Final line01:35:36

Production Record

DirectorJohn Huston

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes1,413