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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Neil Jordan |
| Stars: |
Liam Neeson |
| Actors: |
Julia Roberts |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Big Battles · Drama |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: Widescreen |
| UPC: |
085391533535 |
| Release Date: |
1996 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 13min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 2hr 13min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (August 22, 1997)
UPC: 085391420521 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 13min |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Neil Jordan |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/02/1996, Todd McCarthy): "...Intelligent, enormously accomplished....Menges' images are seriously artful yet tremendously vital, and it is great to see a master doing what he does best..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"I hate them for making hate necessary."--Michael Collins (Liam Neeson)
"You told me once I was good at bloody mayhem...and that's what I'm scared of, because once I start, there'll be no stopping me."--Michael to Harry (Aidan Quinn) |
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| Details: |
Starting 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> <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 "... |
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