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Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)

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

6.5/10 1h 51m Jun 24, 1959
Action Drama

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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Movie Details

Original Title Shake Hands with the Devil
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.4

Cast

James Cagney
James Cagney
Sean Lenihan
Popularity: 0.9
Don Murray
Don Murray
Kerry O'Shea
Popularity: 1.4
Dana Wynter
Dana Wynter
Jennifer Curtis
Popularity: 1.3
Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns
Kitty Brady
Popularity: 1.2
Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave
The General
Popularity: 0.7
Sybil Thorndike
Sybil Thorndike
Lady Fitzhugh
Popularity: 0.2
Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
Chris Noonan
Popularity: 6.7
Marianne Benet
Marianne Benet
Mary Madigan
Popularity: 0.2
John Breslin
John Breslin
Timmy McGrath
Popularity: 0.3
Harry Brogan
Harry Brogan
Tom Cassidy
Popularity: 0.3
Richard Harris
Richard Harris
Terence O'Brien
Popularity: 5.8
William Hartnell
William Hartnell
Sergeant Jenkins
Popularity: 4.3

Key Crew

Editor Gordon Pilkington
Executive Producer Walter Seltzer, George Glass
Director Michael Anderson
Writer Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff
Producer Michael Anderson

Production

Troy Films
IE
Pennebaker Productions
US

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Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) Original Trailer [FHD]
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) Original Trailer [FHD]
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Keywords

ira (irish republican army) ireland irish history irish british crimes

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 7/10
Sep 24, 2015

Loaded Weapon. Shake Hands with the Devil is directed by Michael Anderson and adapted to screenplay by Marian Spitzer from the novel written by Rearden Conner. It stars James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter, Glynis Johns, Michael Redgrave and Sybil Thorndike. Music is by William Alywyn and cinema ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10
May 4, 2024

I wonder whether an appreciation of this film depends on whether you are British or Irish? What it depicts, for me anyway, is the old adage that "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" and James Cagney ("Lenihan") manages to encapsulate that succinctly. His character, a respected prof ... Read more

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Details
Release Date June 24, 1959
Runtime 1h 51m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.4
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