CinemaOSMovie · 1959 · 1h 51m · NR

Shake Hands with the Devil

A story of love and hate...and the sudden sound of guns!

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In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the "Black & Tans," special British forces given to harsh measures. Irish-American medical student Kerry O'Shea hopes to stay aloof, but saving a wounded friend gets him outlawed, and inexorably drawn into the rebel organization by his former professor Sean Lenihan, who has "shaken hands with the devil" and begun to think of fighting as an end in itself. Complications arise when Kerry falls for a beautiful English hostage, and the British offer a peace treaty that is not enough to satisfy Lenihan.

Directed byMichael Anderson

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 51m
Language
EN
Released
June 24, 1959
Studios
Troy FilmsPennebaker Productions

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
James Cagney

James Cagney

Sean Lenihan

Don Murray

Don Murray

Kerry O'Shea

Dana Wynter

Dana Wynter

Jennifer Curtis

Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns

Kitty Brady

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

The General

Sybil Thorndike

Sybil Thorndike

Lady Fitzhugh

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Chris Noonan

Marianne Benet

Marianne Benet

Mary Madigan

John Breslin

John Breslin

Timmy McGrath

Harry Brogan

Harry Brogan

Tom Cassidy

Creative team
Directed by
Michael Anderson
Michael Anderson
Written by
Ivan Goff
Ivan Goff
Ben Roberts
Produced by
Michael Anderson
Michael Anderson

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