Movie
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
A story of love and hate...and the sudden sound of guns!
Action · Drama · War · History
Story
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 by 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.
Director: Michael Anderson Starring: James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter, Glynis Johns
Shake Hands with the Devil Cast
- James Cagney as Sean Lenihan
- Don Murray as Kerry O'Shea
- Dana Wynter as Jennifer Curtis
- Glynis Johns as Kitty Brady
- Michael Redgrave as The General
- Sybil Thorndike as Lady Fitzhugh
- Cyril Cusack as Chris Noonan
- Marianne Benet as Mary Madigan
- John Breslin as Timmy McGrath
- Harry Brogan as Tom Cassidy
- Richard Harris as Terence O'Brien
- William Hartnell as Sergeant Jenkins
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