Cloak and Dagger

"The moment he fell in love was his moment of greatest danger!"

1946 1h 46m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 74

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Synopsis

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Italian partisans help a professor sent by the OSS to find an atomic scientist held by Nazis.

“The moment he fell in love was his moment of greatest danger!”

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Cast

Gary Cooper
Prof. Alvah Jesper
Lilli Palmer
Gina
Robert Alda
Pinkie
Vladimir Sokoloff
Polda
J. Edward Bromberg
Trenk
Marjorie Hoshelle
Ann Dawson
Ludwig Stössel
The German
Helene Thimig
Katerin Lodor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fritz Lang
Writers: Boris Ingster, John Larkin, Albert Maltz
Languages: English, German, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, German, Italian.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fritz Lang, shot by Sol Polito. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Max Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Christian Nyby shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Gary Cooper and Lilli Palmer and Robert Alda carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The moment he fell in love was his moment of greatest danger!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0038417 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Fritz Lang directs. Sol Polito behind the camera. Max Steiner scores. Christian Nyby cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, German, Italian.

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180 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, German, Italian.
3Directed by Fritz Lang, shot by Sol Polito. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Max Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Christian Nyby shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gary Cooper and Lilli Palmer and Robert Alda carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The moment he fell in love was his moment of greatest danger!".
8IMDB entry: tt0038417 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.