Product Information
The life and times of Michael Collins, the man who inspired passion in a nation and changed the history of Ireland.Product Identifiers
ProducerStephen Woolley, Redmond Morris
EAN7321900142052
eBay Product ID (ePID)3943465
Product Key Features
ActorStephen Rea, Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Aidan Quinn
Film/TV TitleMichael Collins
DirectorNeil Jordan
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageArabic\English
Run Time127 Mins
Aspect RatioFull Screen
Release Year1998
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Interactive Menus\Production Notes\Scene Access\Trailers\The South Bank Show Documentary\Interview And Actual Footage Of Michael Collins, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
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
Format DescriptionDVD 10
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
EditorJ. Patrick Duffner, Tony Lawson
Movie/TV TitleMichael Collins
Director of PhotographyChris Menges