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Shake Hands with the Devil

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

1959 · 1 h 51 min
Directed by Michael Anderson
ActionDramaHistoryWar

Cast

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Plot

In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the British, and a medical student is drawn into the conflict.

Sinekatalog’s take

Michael Anderson's war drama, with James Cagney, Don Murray and Dana Wynter, is intense and grim.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (1,829 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.