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:
  • Ben Roberts
  • Ivan Goff
  • Rearden Conner

Stars:
Release Date: 1959-06-24
themoviedb icon 6.5/10
  • Country: IE, US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 111

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Richard Harris
Richard Harri...
Terence O'Brien
Don Murray
Don Murray
Kerry O'Shea
James Cagney
James Cagney
Sean Lenihan
Dana Wynter
Dana Wynter
Jennifer Curtis
Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns
Kitty Brady
Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgr...
The General
Sybil Thorndike
Sybil Thorndi...
Lady Fitzhugh
Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
Chris Noonan
Marianne Benet
Marianne Bene...
Mary Madigan
John Breslin
John Breslin
Timmy McGrath
Harry Brogan
Harry Brogan
Tom Cassidy
William Hartnell
William Hartn...
Sergeant Jenkins
John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesur...
British General
Niall MacGinnis
Niall MacGinn...
Michael O'Leary
Ray McAnally
Ray McAnally
Paddy Nolan
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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