Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
Shake Hands with the Devil
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.
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James Cagney
as Sean Lenihan
as Sean Lenihan
Don Murray
as Kerry O'Shea
as Kerry O'Shea
Dana Wynter
as Jennifer Curtis
as Jennifer Curtis
Glynis Johns
as Kitty Brady
as Kitty Brady
Michael Redgrave
as The General
as The General
Sybil Thorndike
as Lady Fitzhugh
as Lady Fitzhugh
Cyril Cusack
as Chris Noonan
as Chris Noonan
Marianne Benet
as Mary Madigan
as Mary Madigan
John Breslin
as Timmy McGrath
as Timmy McGrath
Harry Brogan
as Tom Cassidy
as Tom Cassidy
Richard Harris
as Terence O'Brien
as Terence O'Brien
William Hartnell
as Sergeant Jenkins
as Sergeant Jenkins
John Le Mesurier
as British General
as British General
Niall MacGinnis
as Michael O'Leary
as Michael O'Leary
Ray McAnally
as Paddy Nolan
as Paddy Nolan
Patrick McAlinney
as Donovan
as Donovan
Clive Morton
as Sir Arnold Fielding
as Sir Arnold Fielding
Noel Purcell
as Liam O'Sullivan
as Liam O'Sullivan
Peter Reynolds
as 'Black & Tans' Captain
as 'Black & Tans' Captain
Walter Gotell
as 'Black & Tans' Sergeant
as 'Black & Tans' Sergeant
Robert Brown
as First Sergeant 'Black & Tans'
as First Sergeant 'Black & Tans'
Lewis Casson
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Christopher Casson
as
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John Cairney
as
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Harry H. Corbett
as
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Eileen Crowe
as
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Allan Cuthbertson
as
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Donal Donnelly
as
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Wilfred Downing
as
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Eithne Dunne
as
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Paul Farrell
as
as
Christopher Rhodes
as
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Ronnie Walsh
as
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Alan White
as
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Eamonn Andrews
as
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Norman Rodway
as
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Godfrey Quigley
as Soldier
as Soldier
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Michael Anderson
Director
Director
Michael Anderson
Producer
Producer
Ivan Goff
Writer
Writer
Ben Roberts
Writer
Writer
Rearden Conner
Novel
Novel
Marian Spitzer
Adaptation
Adaptation
Walter Seltzer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
William Alwyn
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Erwin Hillier
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Gordon Pilkington
Editor
Editor
Robert Lennard
Casting
Casting
Thomas N. Morahan
Art Direction
Art Direction
Josie MacAvin
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Irene Gilbert
Costume Design
Costume Design
Angela Martelli
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Ray Sturgess
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Eric Besche
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Cliff Richardson
Special Effects
Special Effects
Roy Whybrow
Special Effects
Special Effects
Joan White
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Tony Sforzini
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
George Glass
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Leonard Bulkley
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
J.B. Smith
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Bill Kirby
Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
