

Michael Collins
Ireland, 1916. His Dreams Inspired Hope. His Words Ignited Passion. His Courage Forged A Nation's Destiny.
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $25M
- Box office
- $16.9M
- Language
- English
- civil war
- fight
- presidential election
- freedom fighter
- biography
- ireland
- irish easter rebellion (1916)
- 1920s
- assination
- irish history
- irish
- assassinated
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Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Premiere5 Sept 1996
- TheatricalR25 Oct 1996
- PhysicalRDVD8 Apr 1997
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical158 Nov 1996
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM26 Dec 1996
CanadaCA
- Premiere5 Sept 1996
- Theatrical14A25 Oct 1996
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical1610 Apr 1997
AustriaAT
- Theatrical4 Apr 1997
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1225 Apr 1997
CzechiaCZ
- TheatricalU27 Feb 1997
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1517 Jan 1997
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical21 Feb 1997
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-167 Feb 1997
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP16 Apr 1997
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Michael Collins was released on 25 October 1996.
Audience reviews
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SPDonlan
7/20/2024
Like many such epics, _Michael Collins_ is melodramatic and partial, about a past all too present. But much of the critical hostility it received/s is for offending popular pieties, imperial or republican, no less prejudiced. Jordan wrestled with historiography and moral complexity in writing his screenplay. He understood that any historical account involves selection and even distortion, not least to persuade pro…
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CinemaSerf
7/2/2026
The end of the Great War profoundly changed the dynamic of Irish politics and saw an empowerment of it's independence movement. Back at the start of the 1920s, though, they had little chance against the battle hardened British troops stationed in a nation that was by no means entirely convinced of the merits of a free Ireland. Then along comes the far more subtle Michael Collins (Liam Neeson) who realises that head-t…
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