Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)

Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)

A story of love and hate...and the sudden sound of guns! 1959-06-24 Ireland, United States of America 111 Min. PG-13
6.5 23 votes

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.

Cast

James Cagney is Sean Lenihan
Sean Lenihan
Don Murray is Kerry O'Shea
Kerry O'Shea
Dana Wynter is Jennifer Curtis
Jennifer Curtis
Glynis Johns is Kitty Brady
Kitty Brady
Michael Redgrave is The General
The General
Sybil Thorndike is Lady Fitzhugh
Lady Fitzhugh
Cyril Cusack is Chris Noonan
Chris Noonan
Marianne Benet is Mary Madigan
Mary Madigan
John Breslin is Timmy McGrath
Timmy McGrath
Harry Brogan is Tom Cassidy
Tom Cassidy
Richard Harris is Terence O'Brien
Terence O'Brien
William Hartnell is Sergeant Jenkins
Sergeant Jenkins

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