Cloak and Dagger (1946) - Fight Scene

[@tedwilson3137]

Gary Cooper is always fantastic!!! A great man on and off the screen! This is a perfect movie!!!

[@adamlounsbery6256]

This is such a great scene, especially the first time you watch the movie if you're not expecting it. It's similar to the fight scene in From Russia With Love between Sean Connery and Robert Shaw, the way the edits cut on movement and how it showcases grappling and lethal striking instead of haymakers. Definitely ahead of its time and one of my favorite movie fights!

[@88hyperman]

Looks like their using army combatives techniques.

[@ThatOneGuyYouNeverWantToMeet]

@@88hyperman That's exactly what they're using kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppy5paSoqalgjZY

[@dandeliondown6010]

I agree with all of the above.

[@dandeliondown6010]

The first time I saw this fight scene, I could not believe my eyes. It was so far ahead of its time, using real commando-style fighting techniques, so much more realistic than martial arts movies. The tension is fierce, and the gentle melody playing outside the room contrasts with the drama inside the room - - this is a touch of genius. 　 Thanks for uploading this great movie clip.

[@mwhaught]

@@88hyperman Right out of Fairbairn and Applegate techniques in their books.

[@joep8787]

Gary Cooper never showed us these moves in any of his westerns before or after this movie. Either the OSS or MI6 must have been the consultants on this fight.

[@taylorman1949]

This was the most realistic fight scene I've ever seen in a movie.

[@avocate2017]

This is a groundbreaking fight scene for 1946. This was before most Americans even knew about martial arts.

[@scottkatz5554]

Trained by actual former OSS operatives for the film. That’s why it’s realistic. Techniques that were really used in H2H combat.

[@SoldierDrew]

1943, Blood on the Sun, first martial art action film.kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZuQloKXqZiNpasfeature=shared kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIWloK2JoMlsidEfeature=shared

[@evancredeur7498]

Ever seen Darker Than Amber?

[@brucegrit8928]

Hand to hand techniques right out of the book GET TOUGH!!!!!

[@88hyperman]

Whoa 😳 you’re right!

[@williamwalker146]

Easily the best fight in cinema history until the 60s probably.

[@purpleslog]

The Manchurian candidate 1960 I think has a similar fight scene that feels brutal and realistic.

[@lewis9702]

Another great aspect of this fight scene was the upbeat joyous festival music continued throughout the action. No overly dramatic score, just the street music that was playing before the fight even started. Gave it a sense of realism

[@ricardocantoral7672]

See, this is what's missing in fight scenes today. They move way too fast. When you slow things down, you feel the brutality. The fight feels uncomfortable to watch for all the right reasons.

[@drno62]

From Wikipedia: During the filming E. Michael Burke (the technical advisor) and a fellow O.S.S. agent Andreas Diamond met at Lang's home to discuss various methods of killing someone with your bare hands, and were seen rolling around the floor to design a fight scene with O.S.S. methods for the film. A Warner Bros memo records the fact that the fight scene was the only scene Gary Cooper, who had problems with the scientific dialogue his character had to say, did well during the film.

[@keelandavis2370]

awesome martial arts skills

[@ronniemcleod2880]

Coooper fantastic cooper❤❤😊

[@davideisenberger6197]

This was a great movie!

[@visualland2073]

WOW, nice easy direct effective Techniques !

[@sthompson4049]

marc Lawrence showed a perfect throat slap

[@lifeperframes]

Damn this fight looks tough and brutal for its time like they were really craving for one another's blood.

[@666zardoz]

Awesome H2H CQC 101 !

[@taylorman1949]

Beautiful song anybody know it's name?

[@terryzwigoff1687]

"Vieni Sul Mar"

[@zachgeorge98]

@@terryzwigoff1687 would you happen to know the singer here

[@zachgeorge98]

anyone know the tune please

[@LongRangeProductions7]

Wondering the same thing…

[@zachgeorge98]

i've googled it an nothing@@LongRangeProductions7

[@zachgeorge98]

it's come to the sea or Vieni Sul Mar @@LongRangeProductions7

[@zachgeorge98]

@@LongRangeProductions7 it's Vieni sul mar come to the sea in english trying to find the singer

[@MrRainjunky]

Possibly the best and most realistic life and death fight ive ever seen on film. Not like the superhero martial art shit we see on film today. That fancy high kicking shit just don't work.

[@SundownTE]

You must not have seen many "life and death" fights IRL then

[@yoboibeerus1387]

​@@SundownTE Have you?

[@survivingchicago5797]

Back in the days when men knew how to wear a fedora…

[@ronwade5433]

Wow

[@willardchi2571]

There is a great scene showing how Cooper conceals the dead body which this clip omits at the end. Too bad.

[@garyharper4188]

Yep, it’s all there. The bad guy did step over the gun to kick Gary Cooper though!

[@SoldierDrew]

Earliest martial arts action films: G-Men kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIWloK2JoMlsidEfeature=shared 1943 Blood on the Sun, kzbin.info/www/bejne/mme1aGOjZa-Fd6sfeature=shared

[@grisamaro9036]

Lilli Palmer was such a bad ass in this movie. I love her!

[@evancredeur7498]

I'm a sucker for music during fight scenes, but this is kinda corny.

[@choquestephane620]

Judo fight scène