Michael Collins (film)

Michael Collins
Michael Collins
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Neil Jordan
Written by	Neil Jordan
Produced by	Stephen Woolley
Starring	Liam Neeson; Aidan Quinn; Stephen Rea; Alan Rickman; Julia Roberts;
Cinematography	Chris Menges
Edited by	J. Patrick Duffner; Tony Lawson;
Music by	Elliot Goldenthal
Production; companies	The Geffen Film Company; Warner Bros.;
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	28 August 1996 (VIFF); 11 October 1996 (USA);
Running time	132 minutes
Countries	Ireland ; United Kingdom ; United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$32.8 million

Michael Collins is a 1996 biographical period drama film written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson as Michael Collins, who was a leading figure in the early-20th-century Irish struggle for independence against Britain. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival^[3] and was also nominated for Best Original Score and Best Cinematography at the 69th Academy Awards.

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^ "The awards of the Venice Film Festival". Labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2010.