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6.9/10 • 487

1996-10-252h 12m

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Ireland, 1916. His Dreams Inspired Hope. His Words Ignited Passion. His Courage Forged A Nation's Destiny.

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.

Directors
Neil Jordan
Writters
Neil Jordan
Editors
J. Patrick Duffner

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  1. Liam Neeson

    Liam Neeson

    Michael Collins

  2. Aidan Quinn

    Aidan Quinn

    Harry Roland

  3. Stephen Rea

    Stephen Rea

    Ned Broy

  4. Alan Rickman

    Alan Rickman

    Eamon de Valera

  5. Julia Roberts

    Julia Roberts

    Kitty Kiernan

  6. Ian Hart

    Ian Hart

    Joe O'Reilly

  7. Brendan Gleeson

    Brendan Gleeson

    Liam Tobin

  8. Stuart Graham

    Stuart Graham

    Tom Cullen

  9. Sean McGinley

    Sean McGinley

    Smith

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SPDonlan

Jul 20, 2024

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 least to persuade producers and sell tickets. Ultimately, however, the period and place are too complex for Jordan to explain or Collins to contain: its violence is too roughly contextualized, its framing too hagiographical, and its characterization of De Valera too broad.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$25,000,000.00
Revenue
$16,900,000.00
Keywords
civil warfightpresidential electionfreedom fighterbiographyirelandirish easter rebellion (1916)1920sassinationirish historyirishassassinated