A heartfelt epic from Irish director Neal Jordan (The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire), Michael Collins is the biography of the charismatic and controversial Irish rebel leader who led the fight for independence from Britain. Among the most beautiful and atmospherically photographed movies of the 1990s, Michael Collins is also a rich and intelligent study of the nature of politics and leadership: the IRA spokesman, full of fiery convictions, eventually gives way to the more mature negotiator who strives to reach a compromise solution and is politically undone... in the process. Liam Neeson gives a grand and towering performance as Collins, but for all the character's legendary, heroic, or otherwise larger-than-life attributes, Jordan and Neeson also keep him human. This is sweeping historical filmmaking of the kind we haven't seen since the heyday of David Lean, but with Jordan's characteristic touches of complexity and ambivalence. --Jim Emerson [show more]
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Liam Neeson stars in this historical drama written and directed by Neil Jordan. Set in 1916, the film follows the story of Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins (Neeson), telling of his struggle to release Ireland from British rule in the 1920s, his love affair with Kitty Kiernan (Julia Roberts) and political struggles with Sinn Fein president Eamon De Valera (Alan Rickman).
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Michael Collins the man and the movie stands tall The man is a hero whose fighting tactics become 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 Michael Collins roils with the passions of war furiously waged and peace desperately sought Actors Liam Neeson Aiden Quin Stephen Rea Julia Roberts Alan Rickman Ian Hart Michael Dwyer Richard Ingram Brendan Gleeson & Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Director Neil Jordan Certificate 15 years and over Year 1996 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English - Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired ; Czech ; Hebrew ; Hungarian ; Polish Duration 2 hours and 7 minutes (approx)
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