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Michael Collins

1996 film directed by Neil Jordan
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Summary

Michael Collins is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,684 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Lion[3]
  • Director: Neil Jordan[4]
  • Screenwriter: Neil Jordan[5]
  • Composer: Elliot Goldenthal[6]
  • Genre: biographical film[7], drama film[8], war film[9]
  • Cast member: Liam Neeson[10], Aidan Quinn[11], Stephen Rea[12], Alan Rickman[13], Julia Roberts[14], Ian Hart[15], Brendan Gleeson[16], Charles Dance[17], Jonathan Rhys Meyers[18], Seán McGinley[19], Gerard McSorley[20], David Wilmot[21], Aisling O'Sullivan[22], Peter O'Brien[23]
  • Producer: Stephen Woolley[24], Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin[25]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[26], The Geffen Film Company[27], Warner Bros. Pictures[28]
  • Director of photography: Chris Menges[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 77%[32], 6.9/10[33], 59/100[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36], United Kingdom[37], Ireland[38]
  • Publication date: August 28, 1996[39], April 3, 1997[40], October 25, 1996[41], November 8, 1996[42], 1996[43]
  • Characters: Michael Collins[44], Harry Boland[45], Éamon Broy[46], Éamon de Valera[47], Kitty Kiernan[48], Liam Tobin[49], Cathal Brugha[50], Rory O'Connor[51], Tom Cullen[52], Patrick Pearse[53], Thomas MacDonagh[54]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[55]
  • Narrative location: Dublin[56]
  • Filming location: Kilmainham Gaol[57]
  • Main subject: Michael Collins[58], Easter Rising[59], Irish Republican Army[60]
  • Participant in: 9th European Film Awards[61]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography[62], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score[63]

Why It Matters

Michael Collins has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

FAQs

What awards did Michael Collins receive?

Honors received include Golden Lion[3].

Related Entities

Aidan Quinn Alan Rickman Brendan Gleeson Charles Dance Éamon de Valera film Ireland Jonathan Rhys Meyers Julia Roberts Liam Neeson Michael Collins Neil Jordan Patrick Pearse Stephen Rea United Kingdom United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  60. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  61. [63] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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