Movie
Michael Collins
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1996-10-25
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Genres
- War, Drama, Thriller, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Geffen Pictures, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
- Country
- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Brendan Gleeson as Liam Tobin
- Stuart Graham as Tom Cullen
- Sean McGinley as Smith
- Gerard McSorley as Cathal Brugha
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Collin's Assassin
- Charles Dance as Soames
Crew
- Neil Jordan - Director
- Neil Jordan - Writer
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