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We Were Strangers

film by Huston [1949]
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"We Were Strangers" is a 1949 film directed by John Huston. The movie is set in Cuba and follows a group of revolutionaries attempting to overthrow the government. It stars Jennifer Jones and John Garfield. The film was made during a period when Huston was also involved in establishing the Committee for the First Amendment in response to the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings. Huston's directorial work in the 1940s included acclaimed films like "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre".1

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  1. John Huston - Films of the 1940s
  2. John Huston - Films of the 1950s of John Huston
  3. Rafael Trujillo

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