Michael Collins Revisited with director Neil Jordan
1031916 movie MICHAEL COLLINS starring Liam Neeson gets a rerelease this year for the 1916 anniversary in cinemas and bluray/dvd in March.
Here director Neil Jordan (The Butcher Boy, The Crying Game) looks back at the famous Irish movie that also starred Julia Roberts and Alan Rickman.
Interview by Paul Byrne, For more visit http://www.Movies.ie
The Oscar®* and BAFTA nominated film is directed by Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Mona Lisa,
Interview With A Vampire) and stars Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List, Taken films), Julia Roberts (Erin
Brockovich, Ocean’s Eleven) and Alan Rickman (Harry Potter films, Die Hard) in a thrilling biopic that
won Liam Neeson the Best Actor prize at the Evening Standard British Film Awards for his towering
title role as the Irish freedom fighter Michael Collins. With a cast including Brendan Gleeson, Charles
Dance, Ian Hart and Stephen Rea, a haunting score featuring Sinead O’Connor and masterful
camerawork by Chris Menges, this is a film Time Out called writer/director Neil Jordan’s “most
ambitious and satisfying movie”.
ABOUT THE FILM
Michael Collins (20th anniversary) tells the powerful, turbulent story of one of Ireland's most controversial patriots
and revolutionary heroes, known as ‘The Lion Of Ireland’, who leads his countrymen in their fight
for independence. Set in the early 20th Century, when a monumental history of oppression and
bloodshed had divided Ireland and its people, the film covers the bloody 1916 Easter Uprising,
when Irish revolutionaries surrendered to the overwhelming military power of the British forces
and Collins was arrested. Upon his release, he takes leadership of the Irish independence
movement and strives to create a free and peaceful country.
Special Features:
● Director Commentary with Neil Jordan
● In Conversation with Neil Jordan
● South Bank Show
● Theatrical trailer
● Deleted scenes