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Here are a few quick details to keep in mind about the Troy Films, Pennebaker Productions drama flick. Shake Hands with the Devil starring James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter, Glynis Johns has a NR rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min. The release date of the movie is June 24th, 1959. The movie received a user score of 65/100 on TMDb, which represents input from reviews from 23 verified users.
Thinking about what happens in this film? Here's the 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...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."
