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The life and times of Michael Collins, the man who inspired passion in a nation and changed the history of Ireland.

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ProducerStephen Woolley, Redmond Morris

EAN5051892197854

eBay Product ID (ePID)24048554382

Product Key Features

ActorStephen Rea, Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Aidan Quinn

Film/TV TitleMichael Collins

DirectorNeil Jordan

LanguageEnglish

Run Time113 Mins

Release Year2016

FormatBlu-ray

Features20th Anniversary

GenreDrama, Historical

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Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerElliot Goldenthal

Additional InformationStarting with Ireland's bloody Easter Rebellion of 1916 and ending with his untimely death, this brilliantly photographed epic from director Neil Jordan tells the charged story of Michael "Mickey" Collins. An IRA founder whose innovative guerrilla tactics succeeded in bringing freedom from British rule, Collins remains a controversial but much respected political figure, who is skillfully embodied in the film by Liam Neeson. Aidan Quinn plays his longtime friend Harry, and Julia Roberts, sporting a nice brogue and lovely period costumes, is Katie, the woman they both love.<BR>Jordan staged most of the battles, riots, ceremonies, and speeches at their actual locations in Ireland with a cast of thousands and a great eye for period detail. The result is a film that is both historically evocative and stunningly beautiful thanks to the breathtaking cinematography of Chris Menges. The film is also surprisingly nonjudgmental in its depiction of Collins's appalling but inarguably successful methods of "bloody mayhem." Stephen Rea and Alan Rickman costar, with Elliot Goldenthal contributing a rich Oscar-nominated score.

ReviewsVariety - ...Intelligent, enormously accomplished....Menges' images are seriously artful yet tremendously vital, and it is great to see a master doing what he does best..., Sight and Sound - ...[A] powerful film..., Entertainment Weekly - "...A classic performance [from Neeson]....[Roberts is] charming..." -- Rating: B+, Rolling Stone - ...A passionate, probing epic...

ScreenwriterNeil Jordan

Sound sourceDolby Digital

EditorJ. Patrick Duffner, Tony Lawson

Movie/TV TitleMichael Collins

Director of PhotographyChris Menges

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