Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)

Name: Shake Hands with the Devil
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1959
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter, Glynis Johns, Michael Redgrave

1h 51m Ireland, United States of America

Action Drama

Plot

Amid the turmoil of 1921 Dublin, the IRA clashes with the brutal "Black & Tans." Kerry O'Shea, an Irish-American medical student, initially seeks to remain uninvolved. However, when he rescues a wounded comrade, he finds himself entangled with the rebels, led by his former mentor Sean Lenihan, who has embraced violence as a means to an end. Complications deepen as Kerry becomes romantically involved with an English hostage, while the British propose a peace treaty that fails to appease Lenihan's ambitions for freedom. Tensions rise as loyalties and passions collide.

Cast

James Cagney Don Murray Dana Wynter Glynis Johns Michael Redgrave Sybil Thorndike Cyril Cusack Marianne Benet John Breslin Harry Brogan Richard Harris William Hartnell John Le Mesurier Niall MacGinnis Ray McAnally