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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1959-06-24
- video_camera_front Companies Troy Films, Pennebaker Productions
- timer Runtime: 111 Mins
- star Rating: 6.5 / 10
- favorite Likes: 23 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0053272
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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

Cyril Cusack
Chris Noonan

Marianne Benet
Mary Madigan

John Breslin
Timmy McGrath

Harry Brogan
Tom Cassidy

Richard Harris
Terence O'Brien

William Hartnell
Sergeant Jenkins

John Le Mesurier
British General

Niall MacGinnis
Michael O'Leary

Ray McAnally
Paddy Nolan

Patrick McAlinney
Donovan

Clive Morton
Sir Arnold Fielding

Noel Purcell
Liam O'Sullivan

Peter Reynolds
'Black & Tans' Captain

Walter Gotell
'Black & Tans' Sergeant

Robert Brown
First Sergeant 'Black & Tans'

Lewis Casson

Christopher Casson

John Cairney

Harry H. Corbett

Eileen Crowe

Allan Cuthbertson

Donal Donnelly

Wilfred Downing

Eithne Dunne

Paul Farrell

Christopher Rhodes
Colonel Smithson

Ronnie Walsh

Alan White

Eamonn Andrews

Norman Rodway

Godfrey Quigley
Soldier
groups Crew

Gordon Pilkington
Editor

Walter Seltzer
Executive Producer

Marian Spitzer
Adaptation

Michael Anderson
Director

Rearden Conner
Novel

William Alwyn
Original Music Composer

Erwin Hillier
Director of Photography

Ben Roberts
Writer

Michael Anderson
Producer

Ivan Goff
Writer

Robert Lennard
Casting

Cliff Richardson
Special Effects

Joan White
Hairstylist

Roy Whybrow
Special Effects

Thomas N. Morahan
Art Direction

Ray Sturgess
Camera Operator

Angela Martelli
Script Supervisor

Eric Besche
Camera Operator

Tony Sforzini
Makeup Artist

Josie MacAvin
Set Decoration

Irene Gilbert
Costume Design

George Glass
Executive Producer

Leonard Bulkley
Sound Recordist

J.B. Smith
Sound Recordist

Bill Kirby
Production Supervisor
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