Shake Hands with the Devil (James Cagney) [1959] avi

James Cagney ... Sean Lenihan Don Murray ... Kerry O'Shea Dana Wynter ... Jennifer Curtis Glynis Johns ... Kitty Brady Michael Redgrave ... The General Sybil Thorndike ... Lady Fitzhugh 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...under 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. This is without question a superbly well-made film on "The Troubles", back at a time when the IRA was in full bloom. As has been noted here, everything works well - the excellent cinematography (with beautiful vistas of the Irish countryside), a superb cast, great direction, and a richly textured script. All the characters are well drawn and fleshed out. Cagney's work here as the fanatic physician/seditionist is among his best screen portrayals. One suspects at first that the film is going to be an outright paean to the IRA, but as the film progresses, the murderous and fanatic side of their work is made clear, and we are left with a complex and ambiguous picture. I cannot recommend this film highly enough; it is simply not to be missed.

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POKERLEGEND (2009-02-24)

HOW APPROPRIATE THAT I GET TO MAKE THE FIRST COMMENT.ALIEN99 I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH ON THIS ONE BRO. YOU'VE MADE SOMEONE VERY HAPPY. I WILL SEED THIS FOR AGES SO AS OTHERS CAN ENJOY THIS GREAT PERFORMANCE FROM ONE OF HOLLYWOODS GREATEST EVER ACTORS. A BILLION THANKS FOR THE UPLOAD.SIMPLY THE BEST :)

usethisusethis (2012-11-23)

You're the man alien99!!! I can't find this on a DVD that plays in my region for the life of me. It's out there on VHS but the price is ridiculous and by the way, what's a VHS player again?