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Michael Collins( 1996)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Liam Neeson

      Michael Collins

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      Aidan Quinn

      Harry Roland

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      Stephen Rea

      Ned Broy

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      Alan Rickman

      Eamon de Valera

    5. cast image

      Julia Roberts

      Kitty Kiernan

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      Ian Hart

      Joe O'Reilly

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      Brendan Gleeson

      Liam Tobin

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      Stuart Graham

      Tom Cullen

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      Sean McGinley

      Smith

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      Gerard McSorley

      Cathal Brugha

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      Jonathan Rhys Meyers

      Collin's Assassin

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      Charles Dance

      Soames

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      Richard Ingram

      British Officer

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      John Kenny

      Patrick Pearse

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      Ronan McCairbre

      Thomas MacDonagh

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      Jer O'Leary

      Thomas Clarke

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      Mike Dwyer

      James Connolly

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      Martin Murphy

      Captain Lee-Wilson

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      Gary Whelan

      Hoey

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      Frank O'Sullivan

      Kavanagh

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      Frank Laverty

      Sean McKeoin

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      Owen O'Neill

      Rory O'Connor

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      Liam De Staic

      Austin Stack

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      Owen Roe

      Arthur Griffith

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      Paul Bennett

      Cosgrave

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      Claude Clancy

      Vaughan's Hotel Clerk

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      Paul Hickey

      Dublin Castle Soldier

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      Tom Murphy

      Vinny Byrne

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      David Gorry

      Charlie Dalton

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      Gary Lydon

      Squad Youth #1

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      David Wilmot

      Squad Youth #2

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      Joe Hanley

      Squad Man #1

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      Colm Coogan

      Squad Man #2

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      Aiden Grennell

      Chaplain at Lincoln Jail

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      Dave Seymour

      Lincoln Taxi Driver

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      Ian McElhinney

      Belfast Detective

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      Tony Clarkin

      Soldier on Station

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      Luke Hayden

      McCrae

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      Gary Powell

      Black and Tan on Lorry

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      Max Hafler

      Black and Tan on Lorry

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      Laura Brennan

      Rosie

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      Aidan Kelly

      Gresham Hotel Bellboy

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      Jim Isherwood

      Man Following Broy

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      Michael James Ford

      Black and Tan

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      Mal Whyte

      Officer in Bath

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      Martin Phillips

      Officer in Bed

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      Aisling O'Sullivan

      Girl in Bed

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      Malcolm Douglas

      Officer in Park

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      Brian 'Joker' Mulvey

      Croke Park Hurler

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      Frank Patterson

      Tenor in Restaurant

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      Peter O'Brien

      Pianist in Restaurant

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      Michael McCabe

      Journalist

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      Vinnie McCabe

      Speaker in the Dail

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      Alan Stanford

      Vice-Consul McCready

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      Gary Mullan

      Young Gunman

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      Barry Barnes

      Free State Soldier

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      Denis Conway

      Republican #1

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      Don Wycherley

      Republican #2

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      Paraic Breathnach

      Santry the Blacksmith

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      Terry Woods

      Drinker in Pub

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      Conor Breen

      Drunk (uncredited)

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      Lesley Conroy

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Karl Dawson

      Tenament Boy (uncredited)

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      Alan Joyce

      Tenement Tenant (uncredited)

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      Gareth Molan

      Tenement Boy (uncredited)

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      Deirdre Mulrooney

      Woman (uncredited)

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      Joe Redmond

      Kid with Gun (uncredited)

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      Jean Kennedy Smith

      Woman That Gives Directions to Collins (uncredited)

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    A review by SPDonlan

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    Written by SPDonlan on Sat 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 fr...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    25000000.00

    Revenue

    16900000.00

    Keywords

    • civil war
    • fight
    • presidential election
    • freedom fighter
    • biography
    • ireland
    • irish easter rebellion (1916)
    • 1920s
    • assination
    • irish history
    • irish
    • assassinated