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Shake Hands with the Devil( 1959)

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A story of love and hate...and the sudden sound of guns!

Overview

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...under 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.

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      James Cagney

      Sean Lenihan

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      Don Murray

      Kerry O'Shea

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      Dana Wynter

      Jennifer Curtis

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      Glynis Johns

      Kitty Brady

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      Michael Redgrave

      The General

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      Sybil Thorndike

      Lady Fitzhugh

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      Cyril Cusack

      Chris Noonan

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      Marianne Benet

      Mary Madigan

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      John Breslin

      Timmy McGrath

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      Harry Brogan

      Tom Cassidy

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      Richard Harris

      Terence O'Brien

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      William Hartnell

      Sergeant Jenkins

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      John Le Mesurier

      British General

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      Niall MacGinnis

      Michael O'Leary

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      Ray McAnally

      Paddy Nolan

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      Patrick McAlinney

      Donovan

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      Clive Morton

      Sir Arnold Fielding

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      Noel Purcell

      Liam O'Sullivan

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      Peter Reynolds

      'Black & Tans' Captain

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      Walter Gotell

      'Black & Tans' Sergeant

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      Robert Brown

      First Sergeant 'Black & Tans'

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      Lewis Casson

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      Christopher Casson

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      John Cairney

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      Harry H. Corbett

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      Eileen Crowe

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      Allan Cuthbertson

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      Donal Donnelly

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      Wilfred Downing

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      Eithne Dunne

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      Paul Farrell

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      Christopher Rhodes

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      Ronnie Walsh

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      Alan White

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      Eamonn Andrews

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      Norman Rodway

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      Godfrey Quigley

      Soldier

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Sep 24 2015
    Loaded Weapon. Shake Hands with the Devil is directed by Michael Anderson and adapted to screenplay by Marian Spitzer from the novel written by Rearden Conner. It stars James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter, Glynis Johns, Michael Redgrave and Sybil Thorndike. Music is by William Alywyn and cinematography by Erwin Hillier. It's 1920s Dublin, Ireland, and the Irish Republican Army are at war with the British Black & Tans. Into the conflict comes Irish American Kerry O'Shea (Murray), who in spite of being apolitical is drawn into darker waters as the violence rages. Complications arise when ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • ira (irish republican army)
    • ireland
    • irish history
    • irish
    • british crimes