Michael Collins
Ireland, 1916. His Dreams Inspired Hope. His Words Ignited Passion. His Courage Forged A Nation's Destiny.
1996 | 132m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Neil Jordan |
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| Writer: | Neil Jordan |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 25, 1996 |
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| Director: | Neil Jordan |
| Writer: | Neil Jordan |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller, History, War |
| Keywords | civil war, fight, presidential election, freedom fighter, biography, ireland, irish easter rebellion (1916), 1920s, assination, irish history, irish, assassinated |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Geffen Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $16,900,000
Budget: $25,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Liam Neeson | Michael Collins |
| Aidan Quinn | Harry Roland |
| 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 Meyers | Collin's Assassin |
| Charles Dance | Soames |
| Richard Ingram | British Officer |
| John Kenny | Patrick Pearse |
| Ronan McCairbre | Thomas MacDonagh |
| Jer O'Leary | Thomas Clarke |
| Mike Dwyer | James Connolly |
| Martin Murphy | Captain Lee-Wilson |
| Gary Whelan | Hoey |
| Frank O'Sullivan | Kavanagh |
| Frank Laverty | Sean McKeoin |
| Owen O'Neill | Rory O'Connor |
| Liam De Staic | Austin Stack |
| Owen Roe | Arthur Griffith |
| Paul Bennett | Cosgrave |
| Claude Clancy | Vaughan's Hotel Clerk |
| Paul Hickey | Dublin Castle Soldier |
| Tom Murphy | Vinny Byrne |
| David Gorry | Charlie Dalton |
| Gary Lydon | Squad Youth #1 |
| David Wilmot | Squad Youth #2 |
| Joe Hanley | Squad Man #1 |
| Colm Coogan | Squad Man #2 |
| Aiden Grennell | Chaplain at Lincoln Jail |
| Dave Seymour | Lincoln Taxi Driver |
| Ian McElhinney | Belfast Detective |
| Tony Clarkin | Soldier on Station |
| Luke Hayden | McCrae |
| Gary Powell | Black and Tan on Lorry |
| Max Hafler | Black and Tan on Lorry |
| Laura Brennan | Rosie |
| Aidan Kelly | Gresham Hotel Bellboy |
| Jim Isherwood | Man Following Broy |
| Michael James Ford | Black and Tan |
| Mal Whyte | Officer in Bath |
| Martin Phillips | Officer in Bed |
| Aisling O'Sullivan | Girl in Bed |
| Malcolm Douglas | Officer in Park |
| Brian 'Joker' Mulvey | Croke Park Hurler |
| Frank Patterson | Tenor in Restaurant |
| Peter O'Brien | Pianist in Restaurant |
| Michael McCabe | Journalist |
| Vinnie McCabe | Speaker in the Dail |
| Alan Stanford | Vice-Consul McCready |
| Gary Mullan | Young Gunman |
| Barry Barnes | Free State Soldier |
| Denis Conway | Republican #1 |
| Don Wycherley | Republican #2 |
| Paraic Breathnach | Santry the Blacksmith |
| Terry Woods | Drinker in Pub |
| Conor Breen | Drunk (uncredited) |
| Lesley Conroy | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Karl Dawson | Tenament Boy (uncredited) |
| Alan Joyce | Tenement Tenant (uncredited) |
| Gareth Molan | Tenement Boy (uncredited) |
| Deirdre Mulrooney | Woman (uncredited) |
| Joe Redmond | Kid with Gun (uncredited) |
| Jean Kennedy Smith | Woman That Gives Directions to Collins (uncredited) |
| Ian Dillion | Bloody Sunday Spectator (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| J. Patrick Duffner | Editor |
| Anthony Pratt | Production Design |
| Cliff Robinson | Art Direction |
| Kieran Horgan | Production Sound Mixer |
| Tony Lawson | Editor |
| Lynn Goldman | Production Supervisor |
| Arden Gantly | Art Direction |
| Jonathan McKinstry | Art Direction |
| Malcolm Middleton | Supervising Art Director |
| Alan Siggins | Set Painter |
| Josie MacAvin | Set Decoration |
| Neil Jordan | Director, Writer |
| Chris Menges | Director of Photography |
| Elliot Goldenthal | Original Music Composer |
| Sandy Powell | Costume Design |
| Stephen McLaughlin | Scoring Mixer |
| Matthias Gohl | Music Producer, Music Arranger |
| Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Greg Powell | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Redmond Morris | Co-Producer |
| Stephen Woolley | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 22 | 33 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 37 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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Like many such epics, _Michael Collins_ is melodramatic and partial, about a past all too present. But much of the critical hostility it received/s is for offending popular pieties, imperial or republican, no less prejudiced. Jordan wrestled with historiography and moral complexity in writing his ... screenplay. He understood that any historical account involves selection and even distortion, not least to persuade producers and sell tickets. Ultimately, however, the period and place are too complex for Jordan to explain or Collins to contain: its violence is too roughly contextualized, its framing too hagiographical, and its characterization of De Valera too broad.
Jul 22, 2024