Shake Hands with the Devil

Name: Shake Hands with the Devil
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 24 Jun 1959
Rating: 6.50
Cast: James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter, Glynis Johns, Michael Redgrave

A story of love and hate...and the sudden sound of guns! 1959-06-24 Ireland, United States of America 111 minutes.

6.50 23 votes

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

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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.

Year 1959

Studio Troy Films, Pennebaker Productions

Director Michael Anderson

Crew Michael Anderson (Director), Michael Anderson (Producer), Ivan Goff (Writer), Ben Roberts (Writer), Rearden Conner (Novel), Marian Spitzer (Adaptation)

Popularity 5

Language English