Michael Collins

1996
16
2 Std. 13 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,1/10

34.458

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

4.287

1.451

trailer wiedergeben1:52

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Docudrama Biography Drama History Thriller War

Eine Biografie über Michael Collins, den Mann, der einen Guerillakrieg gegen das Vereinigte Königreich führte, bei den Verhandlungen zur Gründung des irischen Freistaats half und während des... Alles lesenEine Biografie über Michael Collins, den Mann, der einen Guerillakrieg gegen das Vereinigte Königreich führte, bei den Verhandlungen zur Gründung des irischen Freistaats half und während des irischen Bürgerkriegs die Nationalarmee führte.Eine Biografie über Michael Collins, den Mann, der einen Guerillakrieg gegen das Vereinigte Königreich führte, bei den Verhandlungen zur Gründung des irischen Freistaats half und während des irischen Bürgerkriegs die Nationalarmee führte.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,1/10

34.458

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

4.287

1.451

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Für 2 Oscars nominiert
- 4 Gewinne & 17 Nominierungen insgesamt

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Wissenswertes
Liam Neeson was 43 when this movie was made. The real-life Michael Collins was 31 when he died. Collins was only 5'10", whereas Neeson is 6'3".

Patzer
Eamon de Valera is shown surrendering with the General Post Office garrison after the Easter Rising. However, he was actually Commandant of the garrison at Bolland's Mills, which surrendered after the GPO upon receiving orders to stand down. He was never at the GPO during the Rising.

Zitate
[Michael Collins arrives at the ceremony to take down the British flag]
British officer: You're seven minutes late, Mr. Collins.
Michael Collins: You've kept us waiting 700 years. You can have your seven minutes.

Crazy Credits
Opening scroll: At the turn of the century Britian was the foremost world power and the British Empire stretched over two-thirds of the globe. Despite the extent of its power its most troublesome colony had always been the one closest to it, Ireland For seven hundred years Britain's rule over Ireland had been resisted by attempts at rebellion and revolution, all of which ended in failure. Then, in 1916, a rebellion began, to be followed by a guerilla war which would change the nature of that rule forever. The mastermind behind that war was Michael Collins. His life and death defined the period, in its triumph, terror and tragedy. This is his story.

Verbindungen
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Extreme Measures/Secrets & Lies/2 Days in the Valley/Caught/Ed's Next Move (1996)

Soundtracks
Low whistle and Uilleann pipes
Played by Davy Spillane
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (U.K.) Limited

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10/10

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.