Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) - film review

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Shake Hands with the Devil is an American film first released in 1959, directed by Michael Anderson. The film stars James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter, Glynis Johns and Michael Redgrave. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Michael Anderson
Script: Rearden Conner, Marian Spitzer, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts
Photo: Erwin Hillier
Music: William Alwyn
Cast: James Cagney (Sean Lenihan), Don Murray (Kerry O’Shea), Dana Wynter (Jennifer Curtis), Glynis Johns (Kitty Brady), Michael Redgrave (The General), Sybil Thorndike (Lady Fitzhugh), Cyril Cusack (Chris Noonan), Marianne Benet (Mary Madigan), John Breslin (Timmy McGrath), Harry Brogan (Tom Cassidy), Robert Brown (First Sergeant ’Black Tans’), Lewis Casson (Judge), Christopher Casson (Brigadier), John Cairney (Mike O’Callaghan), Harry H. Corbett (Clancy), Eileen Crowe (Mrs. Madigan), Allan Cuthbertson (Captain), Donal Donnelly (Willie Lafferty), Wilfred Downing (Tommy Connor), Eithne Dunne (Eileen O’Leary), Paul Farrell (Doyle), Richard Harris (Terence O’Brien), William Hartnell (Sergeant Jenkins), John Le Mesurier (British General), Niall MacGinnis (Michael O’Leary), Patrick McAlinney (Donovan, bartender), Ray McAnally (Paddy Nolan), Clive Morton (Sir Arnold Fielding), Noel Purcell (Liam O’Sullivan), Peter Reynolds (Captain ’Black Tans’), Christopher Rhodes (Colonel Smithson), Ronald Walsh (Sergeant ’Black Tans’), Alan White (Captain Fleming)
Country: Ireland / USA
Language: English
Runtime: 111 min; B&W

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