Michael Collins (film)

Michael Collins
Michael Collins
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Neil Jordan
Written by	Neil Jordan
Produced by	Stephen Woolley
Starring	Liam Neeson; Aidan Quinn; Stephen Rea; Alan Rickman; Julia Roberts;
Cinematography	Chris Menges
Edited by	J. Patrick Duffner; Tony Lawson;
Music by	Elliot Goldenthal
Production; companies	The Geffen Film Company; Warner Bros.; Irish Film Board;
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	28 August 1996 (Venice); 11 October 1996 (US); 8 November 1996 (Ireland);
Running time	132 minutes
Country	Ireland; United States; United Kingdom; ;
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$32.8 million

Michael Collins is a 1996 biographical historical drama film about Michael Collins, a leading figure in the early-20th-century Irish struggle for independence against Britain. It is written and directed by Neil Jordan and stars Liam Neeson in the title role, along with Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Alan Rickman, and Julia Roberts. The film was distributed by Warner Bros.

An international co-production between the Republic of Ireland, the United States, and the United Kingdom, Michael Collins was one of the most expensive films ever produced in Ireland.^[4] Filming took place in Dublin, and the score was composed by Elliot Goldenthal.

Michael Collins won the Golden Lion at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival, with Neeson winning the Best Actor Award.^[5] It was received a limited release in the United States on October 11, 1996, before going to a wide release on October 25. It was released in Ireland on November 8. It received generally positive reviews, and was nominated for Best Original Score and Best Cinematography at the 69th Academy Awards.

^ ^a ^b "Michael Collins (1996)". European Audiovisual Observatory. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Michael Collins (1996)". BFI Collections. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
^ "MICHAEL COLLINS". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b Goldstone, Patricia. Making the world safe for tourism, Yale University Press, 2001. p. 139 ISBN 0-300-08763-2
^ "The awards of the Venice Film Festival". Labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2010.

[lumiere-1] "Michael Collins (1996)". European Audiovisual Observatory. Retrieved 25 August 2024.

[bfi-2] "Michael Collins (1996)". BFI Collections. Retrieved 25 August 2024.

[3] "MICHAEL COLLINS". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

[Goldstone-4] Goldstone, Patricia. Making the world safe for tourism, Yale University Press, 2001. p. 139 ISBN 0-300-08763-2

[5] "The awards of the Venice Film Festival". Labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2010.

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