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Michael Collins (1996)
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This is Neil Jordan's screen biography about the founder of the IRA, an intellectual who virtually invented urban terrorism and bombed his way to talks in Downing Street before being assassinated by his own side in 1922. The movie begins with an impressively filmed Easter uprising, in which Jordan appears to demolish Dublin, yet there's also an even-handedness when it comes to depicting and simplifying the political struggle for Irish independence. As Collins, Liam Neeson fills a room with his charm and menace, while Alan Rickman is superbly cast as Eamon De Valera, a fanatic in pebble glasses. Julia Roberts, however, looks wispy and hopelessly lost, the victim of a crass casting decision made in the hope of boosting the box office. AT
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Running time
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126min
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US / UK
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Genre
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Biographical Drama
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English
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Neil Jordan
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| BAFTA 1996 |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
Alan Rickman |
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