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Michael Collins

  • 1996
  • R
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Liam Neeson in Michael Collins (1996)
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Neil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the Nat... Read allNeil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.Neil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.

  • Director
    • Neil Jordan
  • Writer
    • Neil Jordan
  • Stars
    • Liam Neeson
    • Aidan Quinn
    • Julia Roberts
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    36K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,550
    644
    • Director
      • Neil Jordan
    • Writer
      • Neil Jordan
    • Stars
      • Liam Neeson
      • Aidan Quinn
      • Julia Roberts
    • 121User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 4 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Liam Neeson
    Liam Neeson
    • Michael Collins
    Aidan Quinn
    Aidan Quinn
    • Harry Boland
    Julia Roberts
    Julia Roberts
    • Kitty Kiernan
    Ian Hart
    Ian Hart
    • Joe O'Reilly
    Richard Ingram
    • British Officer
    John Kenny
    • Patrick Pearse
    Ronan McCairbre
    • Thomas MacDonagh
    Jer O'Leary
    Jer O'Leary
    • Thomas Clarke
    • (as Ger O'Leary)
    Mike Dwyer
    Mike Dwyer
    • James Connolly
    • (as Michael Dwyer)
    Martin Murphy
    • Captain Lee-Wilson
    Alan Rickman
    Alan Rickman
    • Eamon de Valera
    Sean McGinley
    Sean McGinley
    • Smith
    Gary Whelan
    Gary Whelan
    • Hoey
    Frank O'Sullivan
    • Kavanagh
    Stephen Rea
    Stephen Rea
    • Ned Broy
    Frank Laverty
    Frank Laverty
    • Sean McKeoin
    Owen O'Neill
    • Rory O'Connor
    Stuart Graham
    Stuart Graham
    • Tom Cullen
    • Director
      • Neil Jordan
    • Writer
      • Neil Jordan
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Michael Collins adopted guerrilla tactics used by the Boers during the Second Boer War (1899-1902).
    • Goofs
      During the Easter Rising scenes, the Volunteers and Citizen Army are shown marching out of the General Post Office to surrender. However, the day before the surrender, they had retreated from the burning GPO to another building down the road, and surrendered from there. The white flag of surrender was actually displayed at 16 Moore Street, in another part of Dublin, where the leadership was residing.
    • Quotes
      • [Michael Collins arrives at the ceremony to take down the British flag]
      • British officer: You're seven minutes late, Mr. Collins.
      • Michael Collins: You've kept us waiting 700 years. You can have your seven minutes.
    • Crazy credits
      Opening scroll: At the turn of the century Britian was the foremost world power and the British Empire stretched over two-thirds of the globe. Despite the extent of its power its most troublesome colony had always been the one closest to it, Ireland For seven hundred years Britain's rule over Ireland had been resisted by attempts at rebellion and revolution, all of which ended in failure. Then, in 1916, a rebellion began, to be followed by a guerrilla war which would change the nature of that rule forever. The mastermind behind that war was Michael Collins. His life and death defined the period, in its triumph, terror and tragedy. This is his story.
    • Alternate versions
      When first shown in cinemas in the UK, the scene of Collins being ambushed and killed additionally appeared at the beginning of the film, but in the DVD version the ambush is only shown towards the end.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Extreme Measures/Secrets & Lies/2 Days in the Valley/Caught/Ed's Next Move (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Low whistle and Uilleann pipes
      Played by Davy Spillane

      Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (U.K.) Limited

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 25, 1996 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Michael Collins, el precio de la libertad
    • Filming locations
      • Kilmainham Jail, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Geffen Pictures
      • Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,092,559
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $182,221
      • Oct 13, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,136,590
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 13m(133 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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