Cloak & Dagger (1984 film)

Cloak & Dagger
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Franklin
Screenplay byTom Holland
Story by
Based on"The Boy Cried Murder"
by Cornell Woolrich
Produced byAllan Carr
Starring
CinematographyVictor J. Kemper
Edited byAndrew London
Music byBrian May
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$9.7 million (US)

Cloak & Dagger is a 1984 American spy adventure film directed by Richard Franklin, and starring Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman, and Michael Murphy. It was written by Tom Holland and based on a Cornell Woolrich short story, "The Boy Cried Murder", which had been filmed as The Window (1949). It was originally released in a double feature with The Last Starfighter on July 13, 1984, and was released separately on August 10, 1984. The film grossed $9.7 million in the United States. Thomas was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Actor.