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In WW2, the Allies race against time to persuade two nuclear scientists working for the Germans to switch sides.In WW2, the Allies race against time to persuade two nuclear scientists working for the Germans to switch sides.In WW2, the Allies race against time to persuade two nuclear scientists working for the Germans to switch sides.
Ludwig Stössel
- The German
- (as Ludwig Stossel)
Patrick O'Moore
- The Englishman
- (as Pat O'Moore)
John Bagni
- Italian partisan
- (uncredited)
Lex Barker
- Man Rescued at End
- (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
- Inspector
- (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
- Bit Role
- (uncredited)
Frederic Brunn
- German
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDue to military intelligence and secrecy reasons, Hollywood film studios were prevented by the U.S. government from mentioning the OSS (the Office of Strategic Services) in movies during World War II. However, this movie was first released in September 1946, which was after the end of World War II, hence explaining why the OSS was mentioned in this movie.
- GoofsEstablishing footage of Switzerland goes back to about 1920, based on the vintage women's fashions and automobiles briefly seen, even though it's supposed to be contemporary mid 1940's WWII era.
- Quotes
Prof. Alvah Jesper: I am scared stiff. For the first time thousands of our fine scientists are working together, and to make what?... A bomb! But who was willing to finance before the war, to wipe out tuberculosis. And when are we going to be given a billion dollars to wipe out cancer? I tell you we could do it in one year!
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: Toward the end of the war... the mountain border of Southern France.
- SoundtracksGeschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), Op. 325
(uncredited)
Music by Johann Strauss
Hummed and danced by Gina in the apartment
Featured review
Suspenseful and Full of Action Romance in Times of War
Toward the end of World War II, the allied secret service receives a partial message indicating that the Germans are researching nuclear energy to build atomic bombs. In Midwestern University, the scientist Alvah Jesper (Gary Cooper) is called up by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) to meet his former colleague Dr. Katerin Lodor (Helen Thimig) in Switzerland and bring her to North America. However, his mission fails and Dr. Lodor is killed by the Nazis but first she informs that Alvah's acquaintance Dr. Giovanni Polda (Vladimir Sokoloff) is working for the Nazis in Italy. Dr. Jesper travels to Italy and with the support of the Italian partisans leaded by Pinkie (Robert Alda) and Gina (Lilli Palmer), he has a meeting with Dr. Polda that is under the surveillance of the Gestapo. The scientist tells him that his daughter Maria had been abducted by the Gestapo and Alvah makes a deal with Dr. Polda, promising to release Maria first and bringing them to North America. While Pinkie travels to rescue Maria, Alvah stays with Gina and they fall in love for each other.
"Cloak and Dagger" is a suspenseful and full of action romance in times of war. The enjoyable story has good moments of tension but it is only a reasonable work of Fritz Lang. Gary Cooper's character seems to be a skilled and well-trained agent and not a scientist in many moments and Lili Palmer performs a strong female character in one of her first works. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "O Grande Segredo" ("The Great Secret")
"Cloak and Dagger" is a suspenseful and full of action romance in times of war. The enjoyable story has good moments of tension but it is only a reasonable work of Fritz Lang. Gary Cooper's character seems to be a skilled and well-trained agent and not a scientist in many moments and Lili Palmer performs a strong female character in one of her first works. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "O Grande Segredo" ("The Great Secret")
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,719,952
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,862,025
- Aug 12, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $9,719,952
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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