Michael Collins | Hitchens Virtual Theatre

Michael Collins, the man and the movie stands tall. The man is a hero whose fighting tactics became a model for other 20th-century struggles, a statesman who negotiated Ireland's break with England, a political martyr slain for the great cause he lived and breathed. The movie is an epic triumph "as brave and heartfelt as Braveheart." (Jack Mathews, Newsday)

"I will never make a more important film," Academy Award? winner Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) says. Only time will tell if he makes a more exciting one. Michael Collins roils with the passions of war furiously waged and peace desperately sought. Liam Neeson (winner of a Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award) plays the title role. Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Alan Rickman and Julia Roberts also deliver vivid performances. They, Jordan and a superb behind-the-cameras team make Michael Collins a man and a movie you won't soon forget.

Production Year:

1996

Released:

Tue, 04/08/1997

Run Time Minutes:

133

Rating:

Genres:

Drama

Trailer:

Format Aspect Ratio:

1.85-Wide Screen

Resolution:

480x720 LowRez

Resolution:

720x1280 HiRez

Audio Language:

English

Audio Format:

Dolby Digital

Audio Channels:

5.1

Actors:

Ian Hart - Joe O'Reilly

Actors:

Julia Roberts - Kitty Kiernan

Actors:

Richard Ingram - British Officer

Actors:

Liam Neeson - Michael Collins

Actors:

Aidan Quinn - Harry Boland

Actors:

John Kenny - Patrick Pearse

Actors:

Ronan McCairbre - Thomas McDonagh

Actors:

Jer O'Leary - Thomas Clarke

Actors:

Michael Dwyer - James Connolly

Actors:

Martin Murphy - Captain Lee-Wilson

Actors:

Alan Rickman - Eamon De Valera

Actors:

Sean McGinley - Smith

Actors:

Gary Whelan - Hoey

Actors:

Frank O'Sullivan - Kavanagh

Actors:

Stephen Rea - Ned Broy

Actors:

Frank Laverty - Sean McKeoin

Actors:

Owen O'Neill - Rory O'Connor

Actors:

Stuart Graham - Tom Cullen

Actors:

Brendan Gleeson - Liam Tobin

Actors:

Gerard McSorley - Cathal Brugha

Actors:

Liam d'Staic - Austin Stack

Actors:

Owen Roe - Arthur Griffith

Actors:

Paul Bennett - Cosgrave

Actors:

Claude Clancy - Vaughan's Hotel Clerk

Actors:

Paul Hickey - Dublin Castle Soldier

Actors:

Tom Murphy - Vinny Byrne

Actors:

David Gorry - Charlie Dalton

Actors:

Gary Lydon - Squad Youth #1

Actors:

David Wilmot - Squad Youth #2

Actors:

Joe Hanley - Squad Man #1

Actors:

Colm Coogan - Squad Man #2

Actors:

Aiden Grennell - Chaplain at Lincoln Jail

Actors:

Dave Seymour - Lincoln Taxi Driver

Actors:

Ian McElhinney - Belfast Detective

Actors:

Tony Clarkin - Soldier on Station

Actors:

Charles Dance - Soames

Actors:

Luke Hayden - McCrae

Actors:

Gary Powell

Actors:

Max Hafler

Actors:

Laura Brennan - Rosie

Actors:

Aidan Kelly - Gresham Hotel Bellboy

Actors:

Jim Isherwood - Man Following Broy

Actors:

Michael James Ford - Black and Tan

Actors:

Mal Whyte - Officer in Bath

Actors:

Martin Phillips - Officer in Bed

Actors:

Aisling O'Sullivan - Girl in Bed

Actors:

Malcolm Douglas - Officer in Park

Actors:

Brian 'Joker' Mulvey - Croke Park Hurler

Actors:

Frank Patterson - Tenor in Restaurant

Actors:

Peter O'Brien - Pianist in Restaurant

Actors:

Michael McCabe - Journalist

Actors:

Vinnie McCabe - Speaker in the Dail

Actors:

Alan Stanford - Vice-Consul McCready

Actors:

Gary Paul Mullen - Young Gunman

Actors:

Barry Barnes - Free State Soldier

Actors:

Denis Conway - Republican #1

Actors:

Don Wycherley - Republican #2

Actors:

P?raic Breathnach - Santry the Blacksmith

Actors:

Terry Woods - Drinker in Pub

Actors:

Jonathan Rhys Meyers - Collins' Assassin

Actors:

Michael Collins - Himself (funeral)

Actors:

David Lloyd George - Himself

Actors:

Gareth Molan - Tenement Boy

Actors:

Jean Kennedy Smith

Actors:

Ryan Wallace - Gardai Officer