Is Shake Hands with the Devil scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shake Hands with the Devil violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shake Hands with the Devil sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Shake Hands with the Devil end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shake Hands with the Devil easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Shake Hands with the Devil

Name: Shake Hands with the Devil
Genre: Action, Drama, War, History
Released: 1959
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter, Glynis Johns, Michael Redgrave

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

Directed by Michael Anderson

Produced by Troy Films, Pennebaker Productions

1959111 min6.5 / 10

A historical war drama exploring the moral cost of revolutionary violence through the conflicted journey of a reluctant recruit caught between idealism, personal loyalty, and romantic entanglement.

In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the "Black & Tans," special British forces given to harsh measures. Irish-American medical student Kerry O'Shea hopes to stay aloof, but saving a wounded friend gets him outlawed, and inexorably drawn into the rebel organization by his former professor Sean Lenihan, who has "shaken hands with the devil" and begun to think of fighting as an end in itself. Complications arise when Kerry falls for a beautiful English hostage, and the British offer a peace treaty that is not enough to satisfy Lenihan.

Questions people ask

Is Shake Hands with the Devil scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Shake Hands with the Devil violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Is Shake Hands with the Devil sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does Shake Hands with the Devil end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Shake Hands with the Devil easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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