---
title: 'Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Anderson'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Ireland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/shake-hands-with-the-devil-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053272/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)

1959 · 111 min · Drama, War · United Kingdom, United States, Ireland


## Synopsis

Shake Hands with the Devil is a 1959 war drama-thriller film produced and directed by Michael Anderson and starring James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter, and Glynis Johns, and features supporting roles by Michael Redgrave, Sybil Thorndike, Cyril Cusack, and Richard Harris. The film follows a group of Irish Republican Army (IRA) fighters in Dublin during the War of Independence. The screenplay by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts is based on the 1933 novel by Rearden Conner, the son of a Royal Irish Constabulary policeman.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-anderson)
- **Producer:** [Michael Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-anderson)
- **Screenplay:** [Ivan Goff](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-goff)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Alwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-alwyn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Erwin Hillier](https://cinepixo.com/people/erwin-hillier)
- **Editor:** [Gordon Pilkington](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-pilkington)

## Cast

- [Dana Wynter](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-wynter)
- [Don Murray](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-murray)
- [James Cagney](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cagney)
- [Glynis Johns](https://cinepixo.com/people/glynis-johns)

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