Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
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.
Director: Michael Anderson
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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 Brady |
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Michael Redgrave as The 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 Timmy McGrath |
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Harry Brogan as Tom Cassidy |
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Richard Harris as Terence O'Brien |
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William Hartnell as Sergeant 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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Patrick McAlinney as Donovan |
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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 'Black & Tans' Captain |
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Walter Gotell as 'Black & Tans' Sergeant |
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Robert Brown as First Sergeant 'Black & Tans' |
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Lewis Casson as Judge |
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Christopher Casson as Brigadier |
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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 |
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Donal Donnelly as Willie Lafferty |
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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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Christopher Rhodes as Colonel Smithson |
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Ronnie Walsh as Sergeant 'Black & Tans' |
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Alan White as Captain Fleming |
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Eamonn Andrews as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Norman Rodway as Sergeant at HQ (uncredited) |
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Godfrey Quigley as Soldier (uncredited) |
| Editing | Gordon Pilkington | Editor |
| Production | Walter Seltzer | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Marian Spitzer | Adaptation |
| Directing | Michael Anderson | Director |
| Writing | Rearden Conner | Novel |
| Sound | William Alwyn | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Erwin Hillier | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Ben Roberts | Writer |
| Production | Michael Anderson | Producer |
| Writing | Ivan Goff | Writer |
| Production | Robert Lennard | Casting |
| Crew | Cliff Richardson | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan White | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Roy Whybrow | Special Effects |
| Art | Thomas N. Morahan | Art Direction |
| Camera | Ray Sturgess | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Angela Martelli | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Eric Besche | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Sforzini | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Josie MacAvin | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene Gilbert | Costume Design |
| Production | George Glass | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Leonard Bulkley | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | J.B. Smith | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Bill Kirby | Production Supervisor |
