Michael Collins

Release Date:

Sep 5, 1996

MPAA Rating:

R

Running Time:

2:12

Genre:

Historical Drama

Director:

Neil Jordan

Cast:

Liam Neeson	Michael 'Mick' Collins
Aidan Quinn	Harry Boland
Stephen Rea	Ned Broy
Alan Rickman	Eamon de Valera
Julia Roberts	Kitty Kiernan
Ian Hart	Joe O'Reilly
Brendan Gleeson	Liam Tobin
Stuart Graham	Tom Cullen
Sean McGinley	Smith
Gerard McSorley	Cathal Brugha
Jonathan Rhys-Myers	Collins' Assassin
Charles Dance	Soames

Producers:

Stephen Woolley

Writers:

Neil Jordan

Language:

English

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In the early 20th century, Michael Collins leads the Irish Republican Army with the help of his friends Harry Boland and Eamon de Valera, in a violent battle for Ireland's independence from Britain. But, when he fears the defeat of his revolution, Collins negotiates a treaty with the British, deeming him a traitor to the IRA. When he receives orders to murder his friends, Collins must decide where his loyalties lie.

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