Top billed cast

1. 

   Liam Neeson

   Michael Collins

2. 

   Aidan Quinn

   Harry Roland

3. 

   Stephen Rea

   Ned Broy

4. 

   Alan Rickman

   Eamon de Valera

5. 

   Julia Roberts

   Kitty Kiernan

6. 

   Ian Hart

   Joe O'Reilly

7. 

   Brendan Gleeson

   Liam Tobin

8. 

   Stuart Graham

   Tom Cullen

9. 

   Sean McGinley

   Smith

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-07-02

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-to-head battles will only see their numbers eradicated and the collateral damage to the population impact on their cause, too - so he concludes a more strategic plan that targets in...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$25,000,000.00

Revenue
$16,900,000.00

Keywords

• civil war
• fight
• presidential election
• freedom fighter
• biography
• ireland
• irish easter rebellion (1916)
• 1920s
• assination
• irish history
• irish
• assassinated