Trivia: Brendan Gleeson, who plays Collins' aide Liam Tobin, played Collins in the 1991 TV movie The Treaty.
Michael Collins (1996)
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Directed by: Neil Jordan
Starring: Liam Neeson, Julia Roberts, Alan Rickman, Brendan Gleeson, Aidan Quinn, Ian Hart, Richard Ingram
Factual error: The Lee Enfield rifle is chambered by singular repetitions with a bolt action. When Collins' wayward friend is shot in the water, the rifle shots are rapid semi-automatic fire.
Soames: The problem with the Irish is that they'll sing at the drop of a hat, but ask them to talk and they won't.