''We Shall Return'' is a 1963 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Philip S. Goodman and starring

Cesar Romero Cesar Julio Romero Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American actor and activist. He was active in film, radio, and television for almost sixty years. His wide range of screen roles included Latin lovers, historical figures in c ...

and Anthony Ray. It follows the flight of a Cuban family to Florida following the

Cuban Revolution The Cuban Revolution ( es, Revolución Cubana) was carried out after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état which placed Fulgencio Batista as head of state and the failed mass strike in opposition that followed. After failing to contest Batista in cour ...

of 1959 and their plans to overthrow

Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; ; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2 ...

. Shot predominantly on location in

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...

, the film would have its world premiere there as well, on February 15, 1963.AFI Catalog of Feature Films
AFI. Retrieved 2013-04-01. More than half a century later, ''We Shall Return'' retains the distinction of being both the only feature film written directly for the screen by novelist

Pat Frank Harry Hart "Pat" Frank (May 5, 1908 – October 12, 1964) was an American writer, newspaperman, and government consultant. Frank's best known work is the 1959 ''Alas, Babylon'', and '' Forbidden Area''. Biography Frank was born in Chicago ...

(whose work had already formed the basis for the 1956 film ''

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'' and numerous TV dramas, and would soon do so for

Howard Hawks Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the Classical Hollywood cinema, classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American director who is ...

' 1964 comedy ''

Man's Favorite Sport ''Man's Favorite Sport?'' is a 1964 American comedy film starring Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss and directed and produced by Howard Hawks. Hawks intended the film to be an homage to his own 1938 screwball classic ''Bringing Up Baby'' with Katha ...

'') and the only one scored by noted jazz saxophonist and composer-arranger

Ed Summerlin Edgar Eugene Summerlin (September 1, 1928 – October 10, 2006) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator known for pioneering Liturgical jazz, avant-garde jazz, and free jazz. Professional career While a graduate student at the ...

.Ed Summerlin filmography
IMDb. Retrieved 2013-04-01. Although misspelled by IMDb as Ed ''Somer''lin, the composer's identity is confirmed both by AFI's listing and by a direct viewing of .

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* 1963 films 1963 drama films American black-and-white films 1960s Spanish-language films Films about revolutions American drama films Films shot in Florida Films set in Miami 1960s English-language films 1960s American films {{1960s-drama-film-stub

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