Michael Collins
"Ireland, 1916. His Dreams Inspired Hope. His Words Ignited Passion. His Courage Forged A Nation's Destiny."
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Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
🎬 DirectorNeil Jordan
📅 Release1996-10-25
🌍 CountryIreland, United Kingdom, United States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioGeffen Pictures, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
🗳 Votes525
🔥 Popularity2
💰 Budget$25,000,000
💵 Revenue$16,900,000
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🎭 Cast
Liam Neeson
Michael Collins
Aidan Quinn
Harry Roland
Stephen Rea
Ned Broy
Alan Rickman
Eamon de Valera
Julia Roberts
Kitty Kiernan
Ian Hart
Joe O'Reilly
Brendan Gleeson
Liam Tobin
Stuart Graham
Tom Cullen
Sean McGinley
Smith
Gerard McSorley
Cathal Brugha
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Collin's Assassin
Charles Dance
Soames
Richard Ingram
British Officer
John Kenny
Patrick Pearse
Ronan McCairbre
Thomas MacDonagh
🎥 Crew
Co-Producer
Redmond Morris
Producer
Stephen Woolley
Director
Neil Jordan
Director of Photography
Chris Menges
Original Music Composer
Elliot Goldenthal
Editor
J. Patrick Duffner
Production Design
Anthony Pratt
Art Direction
Cliff Robinson
Costume Design
Sandy Powell
Production Sound Mixer
Kieran Horgan
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🏷 Keywords
civil warfightpresidential electionfreedom fighterbiographyirelandirish easter rebellion (1916)1920sassinationirish historyirishassassinated
💬 Reviews
Like many such epics, _Michael Collins_ is melodramatic and partial, about a past all too present. But much of the critical hostility it received/s is for offending popular pieties, imperial or republican, no less prejudiced. Jordan wrestled with historiography and moral complexity in writing his screenplay. He understood that any historical account involves selection and even distortion, not l…
The end of the Great War profoundly changed the dynamic of Irish politics and saw an empowerment of it's independence movement. Back at the start of the 1920s, though, they had little chance against the battle hardened British troops stationed in a nation that was by no means entirely convinced of the merits of a free Ireland. Then along comes the far more subtle Michael Collins (Liam Neeson) who …
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