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.
Unfortunately the movie We Were Strangers is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Peter Viertel | Screenplay |
| Sound | George Antheil | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | John Huston | Director |
| Writing | John Huston | Screenplay |
| Camera | Russell Metty | Director of Photography |
| Production | Sam Spiegel | Producer |
| Writing | Robert Sylvester | Novel |
| Editing | Al Clark | Editor |
| Production | Jules Buck | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Ben Hecht | Additional Writing |
| Lighting | Max Nippell | Gaffer |
