Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)

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.

Directing:
  • Michael Anderson

Writing:
  • Ivan Goff
  • Ben Roberts
  • Marian Spitzer

Stars:
Release Date: 1959-06-24
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  • Country: IE, US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 111
Don Murray
Don Murray
Kerry O'Shea
William Hartnell
William Hartn...
Sergeant Jenkins
James Cagney
James Cagney
Sean Lenihan
Dana Wynter
Dana Wynter
Jennifer Curtis
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinn...
Michael O'Leary
Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgr...
The General
Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
Chris Noonan
Richard Harris
Richard Harri...
Terence O'Brien
John Breslin
John Breslin
Timmy McGrath
Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns
Kitty Brady
Sybil Thorndike
Sybil Thorndi...
Lady Fitzhugh
Ray McAnally
Ray McAnally
Paddy Nolan
Marianne Benet
Marianne Bene...
Mary Madigan
Harry Brogan
Harry Brogan
Tom Cassidy
John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesur...
British General
Clive Morton
Clive Morton
Sir Arnold Fielding
Noel Purcell
Noel Purcell
Liam O'Sullivan
Peter Reynolds
Peter Reynold...
'Black & Tans' Captain
Walter Gotell
Walter Gotell
'Black & Tans' Sergeant
Robert Brown
Robert Brown
First Sergeant 'Black & Tans'
Lewis Casson
Lewis Casson
John Cairney
John Cairney
Harry H. Corbett
Harry H. Corb...
Eileen Crowe
Eileen Crowe
Allan Cuthbertson
Allan Cuthber...
Donal Donnelly
Donal Donnell...
Eithne Dunne
Eithne Dunne
Paul Farrell
Paul Farrell
Christopher Rhodes
Christopher R...
Eamonn Andrews
Eamonn Andrew...
Norman Rodway
Norman Rodway
Godfrey Quigley
Godfrey Quigl...
Soldier
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