Michael Collins (1996)

Regisseur:

Neil Jordan

Drehbuchautor:

Neil Jordan (written by)

Premierendatum:

11. Oktober 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Biographie | Drama | Historienfilm | Thriller | Kriegsfilm

Werbezeile:

Ireland, 1916. His dreams inspired hope. His words inspired passion. His courage forged a nation's destiny.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Irish Republican Army | No Opening Credits | Irish Civil War | Male Female Relationship | Politics

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A great movie

Besetzung

Ian Hart	...	Joe O'Reilly
Julia Roberts	...	Kitty Kiernan
Richard Ingram	...	British Officer
Liam Neeson	...	Michael Collins
Aidan Quinn	...	Harry Boland
John Kenny	...	Patrick Pearse
Ronan McCairbre	...	Thomas MacDonagh
Jer O'Leary	...	Thomas Clarke (as Ger O'Leary)
Michael Dwyer	...	James Connolly
Martin Murphy	...	Captain Lee-Wilson
Alan Rickman	...	Eamon de Valera
Sean McGinley	...	Smith
Gary Whelan	...	Hoey
Frank O'Sullivan	...	Kavanagh
Stephen Rea	...	Ned Broy

Alternativ:

Michael Collins (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

133 Min

Produktionsland:

UK | Ireland | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss | Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R (certificate #34375) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Iceland:14 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (bw) | Ireland:12 (video rating) | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Drehorte:

Broadstone, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Firma:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Dies und das:

The final piece of score by Elliot Goldenthal in the film, "Funeral/Coda," is actually Goldenthal's rejected finale for Heat (1995), which director Michael Mann replaced with an existing Moby piece.

Pannen:

Faktische Fehler: Eamonn De Valera is shown surrendering with the General Post Office garrison after the Easter Rising. However, he was actually Commandant of the garrison at Jacob's Biscuit Factory, which surrendered after the GPO upon receiving orders to stand down. He was never at the GPO during the Rising.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Joe O'Reilly: [dictating a letter] You've got to think of him. The way he was... He was what the times demanded. And life without him seems impossible. But he's dead. And life is possible. He made it possible.

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A great movie

This movie is an excellent portrayal of the brutal and often non-conventional Irish freedom struggle. The movie has several great strengths. The biggest strength is Liam Neeson in his tour-de-force. His acting in this movie is as good as it gets. His personality changes subtly throughout the movie, becoming increasingly affected by the changes of the world around him. The supporting cast is also excellent, with Rickman in one of his best roles.

Cinematography is very nice, capturing everything from the hopelessness of the defeats in the ashy cities to the beauty of the Irish landscapes. The pacing is very good as well.

If you saw this movie with no opinion on the Irish history, you will have one when you leave the theater. This shows to me how powerful this movie is. After all, Michael Collin's tactics were not pretty, everything from car-bombings to mob-style executions. Yet we still care for him, we want him to succeed, even if he himself isn't sure he wants to.

Without it's politics, this movie is still excellent. It's a great piece of movie-making, it's involving, sad, funny and sometimes tense. One of the movies I consider classic.