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Shake Hands with the Devil
Shake Hands with the Devil

Shake Hands with the Devil

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

Genres

ActionDrama

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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...under 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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

24 June 1959

Country

Ireland

Cast

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

Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Terence O'Brien

William Hartnell

William Hartnell

Sergeant Jenkins

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

British General

Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnis

Michael O'Leary

Ray McAnally

Ray McAnally

Paddy Nolan

Patrick McAlinney

Patrick McAlinney

Donovan

Clive Morton

Clive Morton

Sir Arnold Fielding

Noel Purcell

Noel Purcell

Liam O'Sullivan

Peter Reynolds

Peter Reynolds

'Black & Tans' Captain

Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell

'Black & Tans' Sergeant

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

First Sergeant 'Black & Tans'

Lewis Casson

Lewis Casson

Judge

Christopher Casson

Christopher Casson

Brigadier

John Cairney

John Cairney

Mike O'Callaghan

Harry H. Corbett

Harry H. Corbett

Clancy

Eileen Crowe

Eileen Crowe

Mrs. Madigan

Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

Captain

Donal Donnelly

Donal Donnelly

Willie Lafferty

Wilfred Downing

Wilfred Downing

Tommy Connor

Eithne Dunne

Eithne Dunne

Eileen O'Leary

Paul Farrell

Paul Farrell

Doyle

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

Colonel Smithson

Ronnie Walsh

Ronnie Walsh

Sergeant 'Black & Tans'

Alan White

Alan White

Captain Fleming

Eamonn Andrews

Eamonn Andrews

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Norman Rodway

Norman Rodway

Sergeant at HQ (uncredited)

Godfrey Quigley

Godfrey Quigley

Soldier (uncredited)

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