Shake Hands with the Devil (1959 film)
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| Directed by | Michael Anderson |
| Written by | Ivan Goff Ben Roberts |
| Story by | Marian Spitzer |
| Based on | Shake Hands with the Devil (1933 novel) by Rearden Conner |
| Produced by | Michael Anderson |
| Starring | James Cagney Don Murray Dana Wynter Glynis Johns |
| Cinematography | Erwin Hillier |
| Edited by | Gordon Pilkington |
| Music by | William Alwyn |
Production companies | Pennebaker Productions Troy Films |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million or £600,000 |
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.
An international co-production between the United States, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom, the film was shot on-location in Dublin and at Ardmore Studios. It premiered in Dublin on May 21, 1959, and was released by United Artists on June 24. It received positive reviews from critics.