Shake Hands with the Devil

1959, action, drama

111 minutes

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...

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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

Sybil Thorndike

Sybil Thorndike

Lady Fitzhugh

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Chris Noonan

Marianne Benet

Mary Madigan

John Breslin

John Breslin

Timmy McGrath

Harry Brogan

Tom Cassidy

Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Terence O'Brien

William Hartnell

William Hartnell

Sergeant Jenkins

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

British General

Niall MacGinnis

Niall MacGinnis

Michael O'Leary

Ray McAnally

Paddy Nolan

Clive Morton

Clive Morton

Sir Arnold Fielding

Noel Purcell

Noel Purcell

Liam O'Sullivan

Peter Reynolds

Peter Reynolds

'Black & Tans' Captain

Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell

'Black & Tans' Sergeant

Crew

Art

Thomas N. Morahan

Art direction

Josie MacAvin

Set decoration

Camera

Ray Sturgess

Camera operator

Eric Besche

Camera operator

Costume and make-up

Irene Gilbert

Costume design

Joan White

Hairstylist

Tony Sforzini

Makeup artist

Crew

Directing

Michael Anderson

Michael Anderson

Director

Angela Martelli

Script supervisor

Editing

Production

Robert Lennard

Casting

Walter Seltzer

Executive producer

George Glass

Executive producer

Michael Anderson

Michael Anderson

Producer

Sound

William Alwyn

Original music composer

J.B. Smith

Sound recordist

Leonard Bulkley

Sound recordist

Writing

Ivan Goff

Writer

Ben Roberts

Writer

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