We Shall Return

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = We Shall Return | director = Phillip S. Goodman | image = We Shall Return FilmPoster.jpeg | writer = Pat Frank<br>Mel Arrighi | starring = Cesar Romero<br>Anthony Ray | music = | cinematography = | editing = | distributor = United International Pictures | released = {{Film date|1963|02|15}} | runtime = | country = United States | language = English }} '''''We Shall Return''''' is a 1963 American drama film directed by Philip S. Goodman and starring Cesar Romero and Anthony Ray. It follows the flight of a Cuban family to Florida following the Cuban Revolution of 1959 and their plans to overthrow Fidel Castro. Shot predominantly on location in Florida, the film would have its world premiere there as well, on February 15, 1963.<ref name=AFI>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=1&Movie=18977 AFI Catalog of Feature Films] AFI. Retrieved 2013-04-01.</ref><ref>[http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=%22world+premiere%22+%22We+Shall+Return%22+intitle:Film+intitle:Daily&num=10 "'We Shall Return!' Premiere"]. ''The Film Daily''. Volume 122. 1963. Retrieved 2013-04-01.</ref>

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 (whose work had already formed the basis for the 1956 film ''Hold Back the Night'' and numerous TV dramas, and would soon do so for Howard Hawks' 1964 comedy ''Man's Favorite Sport'')<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0291046/ Pat Frank filmography]. IMDb. Retrieved 2013-04-01.</ref> and the only one scored by noted jazz saxophonist and composer-arranger Ed Summerlin.<ref name=AFI/><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0813814/ 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 {{YouTube|UNKIaoFkAss|the film}}.</ref>

==See also== *List of American films of 1963

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== External links == * {{IMDb title|0057673|We Shall Return}}

Category:1963 films Category:1963 drama films Category:American black-and-white films Category:1963 Spanish-language films Category:Films about revolutions Category:American drama films Category:Films shot in Florida Category:Films set in Miami Category:1963 English-language films Category:1963 American films Category:English-language drama films