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Cloak and Dagger is a 1946 American spy film directed by Fritz Lang. Gary Cooper plays Alvah Jesper, an American scientist recruited by the Office of Strategic Services to contact European scientists involved in Germany's wartime nuclear research. The mission takes him through Switzerland and Italy, where Lilli Palmer plays a member of the Italian resistance who helps him. The film was drawn from a nonfiction account of the OSS.
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Who plays Alvah Jesper in Cloak and Dagger?
Gary Cooper plays Alvah Jesper, an American scientist recruited for an espionage mission. Fritz Lang directed the 1946 American spy film.
What is Alvah Jesper's mission in Cloak and Dagger?
The Office of Strategic Services recruits Jesper to contact European scientists involved in Germany's wartime nuclear research. His assignment takes him through occupied Europe during World War II.
Is Cloak and Dagger a World War II film?
Yes. The 1946 spy film is set against Germany's wartime nuclear research and the OSS's efforts to reach scientists connected with it.
Is Cloak and Dagger related to the later Marvel characters?
No. Fritz Lang's Cloak and Dagger is a 1946 World War II espionage film starring Gary Cooper. It is separate from Marvel's later comic-book characters Cloak and Dagger.
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