Michael Collins is a 1996 historical biopic about General Michael Collins, the Irish patriot and revolutionary who died in the Irish Civil War. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
In 1916, the Easter Rising ends tragically and Michael Collins (Liam Neeson), Harry Boland (Aidan Quinn), and Éamon de Valera (Alan Rickman) surrender to the British Army. Although all other signatories of the Declaration of an Irish Republic are court m...
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Michael Collins is a 1996 historical biopic about General Michael Collins, the Irish patriot and revolutionary who died in the Irish Civil War. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
In 1916, the Easter Rising ends tragically and Michael Collins (Liam Neeson), Harry Boland (Aidan Quinn), and Éamon de Valera (Alan Rickman) surrender to the British Army. Although all other signatories of the Declaration of an Irish Republic are court martialed and shot, De Valera is spared as an American citizen and imprisoned in mainland Britain. Collins and Boland are sent with the others to Frongoch internment camp in Wales.
After their release, Collins runs as a member of the illegal First Dáil. While giving a campaign speech, he is severely beaten by the Royal Irish Constabulary. While recovering, he meets Kitty Kiernan (Julia Roberts), who soon strikes up a relationship with Boland. In the meantime, she and Collins remain friends.
In 1918, Collins is tipped off by Ned Broy (Stephen...
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