Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)

"A story of love and hate...and the sudden sound of guns!"Movie
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Shake Hands with the Devil
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StarringJames CagneyDon MurrayDana Wynter
DirectorMichael Anderson
WritersBen Roberts
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NR 1 hr 51 minJun 24th, 1959Drama, Action, History, War
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 24th, 1959
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Walter Seltzer, George Glass
Production Companies:Troy Films, Pennebaker Productions
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