Shake Hands With the Devil (1959)
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68% of users liked it
(65 ratings)
Filmed on location, Shake Hands With the Devil is set in Ireland during the "troubles" of 1921. James Cagney plays a brilliant medical professor who doubles as head of the Irish Republican Army. Cagney convinces one of his more pacifistic students, Don Murray, to join the underground… More Filmed on location, Shake Hands With the Devil is set in Ireland during the "troubles" of 1921. James Cagney plays a brilliant medical professor who doubles as head of the Irish Republican Army. Cagney convinces one of his more pacifistic students, Don Murray, to join the underground struggle against British rule. Murray suffers a crisis of conscience when his sweetheart Dana Wynter is taken hostage by the IRA and is slated for execution by the zealous Cagney. Several members of Dublin's Abbey Players appear in supporting roles in Shake Hands With Devil. Watch for Richard Harris in the small part of Terence O'Brien. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Anderson
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 24, 1959 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A good intro into the conflict between England and the IRA.
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Cast
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James Cagney
as Sean Lenihan
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Don Murray
as Kerry O'Shea
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Dana Wynter
as Jennifer Curtis
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Glynis Johns
as Kitty O'Brady
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Michael Redgrave
as General
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Sybil Thorndike
as Lady Fitzhugh
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Cyril Cusack
as Chris Noonan
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Marianne Benet
as Mary Madigan
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John Breslin
as McGrath
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Harry Brogan
as Cassidy
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Robert Brown
as Sergeant
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Lewis Casson
as The Judge
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John Cairney
as Mike O'Callaghan
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Harry H. Corbett
as Clancy
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Eileen Crowe
as Mrs. Madigan
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Allan Cuthbertson
as Captain (Black & Tans)
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Donal Donnelly
as Willie Cafferty
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Wilfred Downing
as Tommy Connor
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Eithne Dunne
as Eileen O'Leary
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Paul Farrell
as Doyle
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Richard Harris
as Terence O'Brien
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William Hartnell
as Sgt. Jenkins
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John Le Mesurier
as British General
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Niall MacGinnis
as Michael O'Leary
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Ray McAnally
as Paddy Nolan
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Clive Morton
as Sir Arnold Fielding
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Noel Purcell
as Liam O'Sullivan
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Peter Reynolds
as Captain (Black & Tans)
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Christopher Rhodes
as Col. Smithson
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Alan White
as Capt. Fleming
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Patrick McAlinney
as Donovan
