Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.665 |
Directed By
Michael Anderson
Crew
Gordon Pilkington
Walter Seltzer
Marian Spitzer
Michael Anderson
Rearden Conner
William Alwyn
Erwin Hillier
Ben Roberts
Michael Anderson
Ivan Goff
Robert Lennard
Cliff Richardson
Joan White
Roy Whybrow
Thomas N. Morahan
Ray Sturgess
Angela Martelli
Eric Besche
Tony Sforzini
Josie MacAvin
Irene Gilbert
George Glass
Leonard Bulkley
J.B. Smith
Bill Kirby
TOP CAST
James Cagney
Sean Lenihan
Don Murray
Kerry O'Shea
Dana Wynter
Jennifer Curtis
Glynis Johns
Kitty Brady
Michael Redgrave
The General
Sybil Thorndike
Lady Fitzhugh
Cyril Cusack
Chris Noonan
Marianne Benet
Mary Madigan
John Breslin
Timmy McGrath
Harry Brogan
Tom Cassidy
Richard Harris
Terence O'Brien
William Hartnell
Sergeant Jenkins
John Le Mesurier
British General
Niall MacGinnis
Michael O'Leary
Ray McAnally
Paddy Nolan
Patrick McAlinney
Donovan
Clive Morton
Sir Arnold Fielding
Noel Purcell
Liam O'Sullivan
Peter Reynolds
'Black & Tans' Captain
Walter Gotell
'Black & Tans' Sergeant
Robert Brown
First Sergeant 'Black & Tans'
Godfrey Quigley
Soldier
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