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Michael Collins
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Michael Collins is a biographical war drama film directed and written by Neil Jordan, set in Dublin during the 1910s and centred on Michael Collins, the Easter Rising and the Irish Republican Army. Its cast included Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea and Alan Rickman, with cinematography by Chris Menges, a score by Elliot Goldenthal, and costumes by Sandy Powell, filmed in part at Kilmainham Gaol.
A co-production of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland released through Warner Bros. Entertainment in 1996, it carried a budget of 25,000,000 dollars and earned 16,900,000 dollars in revenue. It won the Golden Lion and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and it took part in the 9th European Film Awards.
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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
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Golden Lion
- Participant in
- 9th European Film Awards
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- Republic of Ireland
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Irish Republican Army
- Director
- Neil Jordan
- Screenwriter
- Neil Jordan
- Cast member
- Jean Kennedy Smith
- Composer
- Elliot Goldenthal
- Cinematographer
- Chris Menges
- Narrative location
- Dublin
- Filming location
- Kilmainham Gaol
- Duration
- 133
- FilmAffinity ID
- 125552
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1996-00-00
- title
- Michael Collins
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- costume designer
- Sandy Powell
- set in period
- 1910s
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Michael Collins
- review score
- 59/100
- characters
- Thomas MacDonagh
- capital cost
- 25000000
- box office
- 27572844
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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