Michael Collins (1996)
| Release Date | 28 August 1996 |
| Budget | $28,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $11,000,000 |
| Tagline | Ireland, 1916. His dreams inspired hope. His words inspired passion. His courage forged a nation's destiny. |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Thriller, War |
| Country | UKIrelandUSA |
| Filming Locations | Broadstone, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Black and White, Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Political Drama, Biopic [feature] |
| Themes | Political Unrest, Rise and Fall Stories, Fighting the System |
| Tones | Deliberate, Earnest, Forceful, Passionate, Confrontational, Poignant, Angry |
| Tags | British, Ireland, Irish [nationality], Political Intrigue, Political Leader, Political Tension, Political Unrest, Political Upheaval, Terrorist Attack, Violence |
Michael Collins is a 1996 historical biopic written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson as General Michael Collins, the Irish patriot and revolutionary who died in the Irish Civil War. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Richard Ingram
British Officer
John Kenny
Patrick Pearse
Ronan McCairbre
Thomas MacDonagh
Jer O'Leary
Thomas Clarke
Michael Dwyer
James Connolly
Martin Murphy
Captain Lee-Wilson
Gary Whelan
Hoey
Frank O'Sullivan
Kavanagh
Frank Laverty
Sean McKeoin
Owen O'Neill
Rory O'Connor
Stuart Graham
Tom Cullen
Liam De Staic
Austin Stack
Owen Roe
Arthur Griffith
Paul Bennett
Cosgrave
Claude Clancy
Vaughan's Hotel Clerk
Tom Murphy
Vinny Byrne
David Gorry
Charlie Dalton
Joe Hanley
Squad Man #1
Colm Coogan
Squad Man #2
Aiden Grennell
Chaplain at Lincoln Jail
Dave Seymour
Lincoln Taxi Driver
Luke Hayden
McCrae
Gary Powell
Black and Tan on Lorry
Max Hafler
Black and Tan on Lorry
Aidan Kelly
Gresham Hotel Bellboy
Jim Isherwood
Man Following Broy
Michael James Ford
Black and Tan
Mal Whyte
Officer in Bath
Martin Phillips
Officer in Bed
Aisling O'Sullivan
Girl in Bed
Malcolm Douglas
Officer in Park
Brian 'Joker' Mulvey
Croke Park Hurler
Frank Patterson
Tenor in Restaurant
Michael McCabe
Journalist
Vinnie McCabe
Speaker in the Dail
Alan Stanford
Vice-Consul McCready
Gary Paul Mullen
Young Gunman
Barry Barnes
Free State Soldier
Denis Conway
Republican #1
Don Wycherley
Republican #2
Paraic Breathnach
Santry the Blacksmith
Terry Woods
Drinker in Pub
Conor Breen
Drunk
David Lloyd George
Himself
Director
Writer
Producer
Redmond Morris
co-producer
Stephen Woolley
producer
Original Music
Elliot Goldenthal
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Cinematographer
Chris Menges
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Editor
J. Patrick Duffner
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Tony Lawson
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Casting Director
Susie Figgis
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Production Designer
Anthony Pratt
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Art Director
Arden Gantly
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Jonathan McKinstry
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Malcolm Middleton
Cliff Robinson
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Set Decorator
Josie MacAvin
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Costume Designer
Makeup Department
Lynda Armstrong
supervising makeup artist, makeup designer
Fiona Connon
assistant makeup artist
Dee Corcoran
supervising hairdresser
Belinda Hodson
makeup artist
Sandra Kelly
assistant hair stylist
James Mooney
assistant hair stylist
Morag Ross
makeup artist: Mr. Neeson, hair stylist: Mr. Neeson
Production Manager
Nan L. Bernstein
production manager: USA
Lynn Goldman
production supervisor: USA
Gerry Toomey
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Barnes
second second assistant director
David Carrigan
second assistant director
Patrick Clayton
first assistant director
Daisy Cummins
trainee assistant director
Catherine Dunne
third assistant director
Noga Isackson
first assistant director: USA
Christo Morse
second assistant director: USA
Jim Gorman
assistant director
Sean Griffin
trainee assistant director: dailies
Art Department
Terry Apsey
construction coordinator
Martin Asbury
storyboard artist
David Balfour
supervising property master
Ken Barley
chief plasterer
Triona Coen
stand-by props
Mike Deegan
construction manager
Jim Dunleavy
stand-by painter
Tommy Dunne
dressing prop
Monica Frawley
assistant set decorator
Paul Hedges
dressing prop
Mick Kearns
stand-by carpenter
John Lanzer
property buyer
Adrienne Michel-Long
art department assistant
John Neligan
assistant property buyer
John New
assistant construction manager
Ron Newvell
chief rigger
Mike Nugent
master carpenter
William O'Brien
stand-by rigger
Jimmy O'Meara
stand-by stagehand
Laurence O'Toole
signwriter
Samantha Plaisted
art department assistant
Simon Redmond
signwriter
Mairead Sandford
art department coordinator
Justin Scoppa Jr.
art director: USA
Emma Scott
art department coordinator
Ken Stachini
chief stagehand
Adrian Start
chief painter
Ron Von Blomberg
set decorator: USA
Derek Wallace
stand-by props
John Wells
dressing prop
Alan Gilmore
draughtsman
Frank Matthews
supervising plasterer
Sound Department
Jonathan Bateman
foley mixer
David Boulton
adr mixer
Paul Delaney
assistant sound editor
Kenna Doeringer
assistant sound editor
Steven Farrell
sound assistant
Lucy Fawcett
foley artist
Tom Fleischman
sound re-recording mixer
Pauline Griffiths
foley artist
Nina Hartstone
assistant sound editor
Pat Hayes
adr mixer
Peter Holt
foley editor
Kieran Horgan
sound recordist
Eddy Joseph
supervising sound editor
Annette Kudrak
assistant sound editor
Jenny Lee Wright
foley artist
Hal Levinsohn
adr editor
Nigel Mills
dialogue editor
Yvette Nabel
assistant sound editor
Robin O'Donoghue
preview re-recording mixer
Noel Quinn
boom operator
Jac Rubenstein
foley editor
David Burrows
sound conforming editor
Josh Cramer
assistant adr editor
Gaye Lynch
sound conforming editor
Special Effects
Simon Baker
special effects
Aidan Byrne
special effects technician
Brendan Byrne
special effects technician
Kevin Byrne
special effects technician
Conor Coughlan
special effects
Yves De Bono
special effects supervisor
Mark Griffin
special effects buyer
Gerry Johnston
special effects coordinator
Nick Middleton
senior special effects technician
Robert Redmond
special effects technician
Trevor Williams
special effects
Andrew Wilson
special effects
Jeremy Lovett
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Drew Jones
digital effects producer
Cari Thomas
visual effects producer
Carey Villegas
digital compositor
Kieran Woo
production controller: Digital Domain
Stunts
Kim Billings
stunts
Keith Campbell
stunts
Patrick Condren
stunts
Graeme Crowther
assistant stunt coordinator
Steve Dent
stunts
Jamie Edgell
stunts
Dean Forster
stunts
Steve Griffin
stunts
Paul Heasman
stunts
Paul Herbert
stunts
Dominick Hewitt
stunt performer
Paul Jennings
stunts
Tom Lucy
stunts
Gary Powell
stunts
Greg Powell
stunt coordinator
Lee Sheward
stunts
Julian Spencer
stunts
Alan Walsh
stunts
Nick Wilkinson
stunts
Andreas Petrides
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Butler
focus puller
John Carr
electrician
Dermot Coleman
electrician
Tom Collins
still photographer
Louis Conroy
gaffer
Noel Cullen
best boy
Shane Deasy
clapper loader
Bill Dowling
video assist operator
David Fitzgerald
focus puller: second camera
Nicholas Fitzgerald
electrician
David Grennan
assistant camera
Noel Griffin
electrician
Oisín Kelly
assistant camera
Ian Madden
electrician
Terry Mulligan
electrician
John Murphy
camera grip
Peter O'Toole
generator operator
Mike Roberts
camera operator
Peter Robertson
second camera operator, Steadicam operator
Des Troy
electrician
Simon Walsh
clapper loader: second camera
Garret Baldwin
electrician
Noel Donnellon
video operator: second unit
Graeme Haughton
electrician
Larry Huston
first assistant camera: "a" camera, New York
William Louthe
electrician
Davie Mayes
generator operator
Casting Department
Jill Dempsey
crowd casting
Romany Turner
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lian Callaghan
lead costumer
Clodagh Deegan
assistant costumer
Louise Keating
assistant costumer
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh
assistant costume designer
Gabriel O'Brien
lead costumer
Emer Ó'Laoghaire
assistant costumer
Clare Spragge
costume supervisor
Ann Taylor
assistant costume designer
Fran Vega-Buck
costumer: Miss Roberts
Judith Williams
assistant costumer
Editorial Department
Nicky Dunne
lightworks assistant
Sinéad McGoldrick
assistant editor
Ben Yeates
assistant film editor
Paul Elman
assistant editor
Music Department
Michael Connell
music editor
Robert Elhai
orchestrator
John Fitzgerald
assistant music editor
Ned Ginsberg
additional orchestrator
Matthias Gohl
music producer
Elliot Goldenthal
orchestrator
Deniz Hughes
additional orchestrator
Joel Iwataki
music recordist, music mixer
Sonny Kompanek
additional orchestrator
Richard Lee
additional orchestrator
Stephen McLaughlin
music mixer , music recordist
Nic Ratner
assistant music editor
Jonathan Sheffer
conductor
John Moses
musician: clarinetist
Transportation Department
Mick Devine
driver
Arthur Dunne
transportation coordinator
Eamon Dunne
action vehicle coordinator
Pat Egan
driver
Tony Hopkins
driver
John Kavanagh
driver
Matt Kelly
driver
Darren Litten
action vehicle supervisor
Liam O'Loughlin
driver
Other Crew
Cate Arbeid
production coordinator
Nicola Armstrong
production office assistant
Adrian Bell
assistant: Mr. Neeson
Carrie Comerford
assistant: Mr. Morris
Eileen Conroy
unit nurse
Mary Crotty
unit publicist
Melissa Crowe
assistant: Miss Roberts
Geraldine Daly
assistant location manager
Glenn Delaney
production assistant
Barry DeVault
historical consultant
Tony Doyle
livestock coordinator
Louise Gaffney
continuity assistant
Melanie Gore-Grimes
assistant location manager
Brendan Gunn
dialogue coach
Jim Isherwood
stand-in
Gary Jones
financial controller
Sarah Jordan
production assistant
Lonnie Kandel
production coordinator: USA
Liz Keily
location assistant
Samantha Knox-Johnston
continuity assistant
Bonni Lee
executive: Geffen Pictures
Alison Levy
assistant production coordinator: USA
Gerry Lundberg
unit publicist
Ruan Magan
location manager
Des Martin
location supervisor
Paddy McCarney
key production assistant
Sally-Anne McIntyre
crowd coordinator
John McKenna
armorer
Ruth McMahon
unit nurse
Johnny Mulligan
assistant accountant
Brian 'Joker' Mulvey
stand-in
Paul Myler
production accountant
Geraldine Nolan
assistant accountant
Anne O'Donoghue
assistant accountant
John O'Donoghue
production assistant
Peter Ogunsalu
contact: London
Tricia Perrott
assistant production coordinator
Pat Rambaut
script supervisor
Mark Reilly
stand-in
Aoife Thunder
production assistant
Yvonne Thunder
assistant: Mr. Jordan
Daria Walsh
production office assistant
Imogen West
assistant: Mr. Woolley
Peter Young
army liaison
Dama Claire
production consultant
Bill Daly
post-production accountant manager
Roger Phillips
title designer
Thanks
Tim Pat Coogan
thanks
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Geffen Pictures
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Distributor
Geffen Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
,
Argentina Video Home
Constantin-Filmverleih
Encore Avenue
Gemini Film
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Miscellaneous
Atlantic Records
soundtrack released by
Cafe Orchestra (Orchestra in restaurant)
group cast members
Joe Dunton & Company
camera equipment provided by
Lee Lighting
grip and lighting equipment
Sylvia Wheeler Film Services
negative cutting
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