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Shake Hands with the Devil

65.00% | June 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.

Featured Crew

Marian Spitzer
Adaptation
Michael Anderson
Director
Rearden Conner
Novel

Cast

James Cagney
James Cagney
Sean Lenihan
Don Murray
Don Murray
Kerry O'Shea
Dana Wynter
Dana Wynter
Jennifer Curtis
Glynis Johns
Glynis Johns
Kitty Brady
Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave
The General

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