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| Directed by | Michael Anderson |
| Written by | Rearden Conner (novel) Marian Spitzer |
| Produced by | Michael Anderson |
| Starring | James Cagney Don Murray Dana Wynter Glynis Johns |
| Narrated by | Michael Rennie |
| Cinematography | Erwin Hillier |
| Edited by | Gordon Pilkington |
| Music by | William Alwyn |
Production company | Pennebaker Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Countries | Ireland United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million[2] |
Shake Hands with the Devil is a 1959 British-Irish film produced and directed by Michael Anderson and starring James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter, Glynis Johns and Michael Redgrave.[3] The film was based on the 1933 novel of the same title by Rearden Conner, the son of a Royal Irish Constabulary policeman.
The film is set in 1921 Dublin, where the Irish Republican Army battles the Black and Tans, ex-British soldiers sent to suppress the rebels.
- ^ Myers, Harold (27 May 1959). "Ireland-Filmed 'Devil' Given 2 Gala Preems in 1st Such Dublin Event". Variety. p. 11. Retrieved 21 September 2019 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "'Shake Hands with the Devil'". Variety. 23 April 1958. p. 5. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Shake Hands with the Devil". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 24 December 2023.