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Michael Collins
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6.9Michael 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.
Cast
- Liam Neeson as Michael Collins
- Aidan Quinn as Harry Roland
- Stephen Rea as Ned Broy
- Alan Rickman as Eamon de Valera
- Julia Roberts as Kitty Kiernan
- Ian Hart as Joe O'Reilly
Themes
- civil war
- fight
- presidential election
- freedom fighter
- biography
- ireland
- irish easter rebellion (1916)
- 1920s
- assination
- irish history
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
35,506 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Metacritic
59/100
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, History
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 4 wins & 17 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Neil Jordan
- Written by
- Neil Jordan
- Produced by
- Stephen Woolley
- Starring
- Liam Neeson Aidan Quinn Stephen Rea Alan Rickman Julia Roberts
- Cinematography
- Chris Menges
- Edited by
- J. Patrick Duffner Tony Lawson
- Music by
- Elliot Goldenthal
- Production companies
- The Geffen Film Company Warner Bros. Irish Film Board
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release dates
- 28 August 1996 ( 1996-08-28 ) ( Venice ) 11 October 1996 ( 1996-10-11 ) (US) 8 November 1996 ( 1996-11-08 ) (Ireland)
- Running time
- 132 minutes
- Country
- Ireland United States United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $32.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 133
- FilmAffinity ID
- 125552
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- publication date
- 1996-00-00
- title
- Michael Collins
- review score
- 59/100
- capital cost
- 25000000
- box office
- 27572844
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Michael Collins is a 1996 biographical historical drama film about Michael Collins, a leading figure in the early-20th-century Irish struggle for independence against the United Kingdom. It is written and directed by Neil Jordan and stars Liam Neeson in the title role, along with Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Alan Rickman, and Julia Roberts. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
An international co-production between Ireland, the United States, and the United Kingdom, Michael Collins was one of the most expensive films ever produced in Ireland. Filming took place in Dublin, and the score was composed by Elliot Goldenthal.