Shake Hands with the Devil

original title:
Shake Hands with the Devil
other titles:
(Ein Händedruck des Teufels)
country / year of production:
Ireland , USA / 1959
original length:
110 min. , black/white
premiere:
USA: 24 June 1959
genre:
melodrama
based on:
Rearden Conner. Shake Hands with the Devil. London: J.M. Dent, 1933.
director:
Michael Anderson
film script:
Rearden Conner
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cast (role):
James Cagney , Dana Wynter , Don Murray
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plot synopsis:
This film takes place in Dublin in 1921 and deals with the battles between the IRA and special British forces. Because he saves a wounded friend, the Irish-American medical student Kerry O'Shea becomes involved with the rebel organization.
keywords:
resistance, opposition , underground fighters , terrorism , execution , youth during wartime , propaganda
war:
Irish Civil War / War of Independence (1916-1923)
literature:
William H. Kautt. The Anglo-Irish War, 1916 - 1921. A people's war. Westport: Praeger, 1999.
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availability:
VHS NTSC