The full version of "Michael Collins" is now available, for free, on YouTube where it was uploaded by Warner Bros. Entertainment on January 1.
The award-winning Irish film has already racked up nearly 400k views on YouTube.
Directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Alan Rickman, and Julia Roberts, "Michael Collins" follows the early 20th-century Irish struggle for independence from Britain.
You can watch "Michael Collins," in its entirety, here:
In "Michael Collins," Irish actor Liam Neeson plays the titular role of the Irish revolutionary.
He's joined by Aidan Quinn as Harry Boland, Stephen Rea as Ned Broy, Alan Rickman as Éamon de Valera, and Julia Roberts as Kitty Kiernan.
Also in the film are Brendan Gleeson as Liam Tobin and Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Collins' Assassin.
A still from "Michael Collins." (Warner Bros Entertainment)
A synopsis of the film states: "'Michael Collins' 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."
A still from "Michael Collins." (Warner Bros Entertainment)
"Michael Collins" debuted in August 1996 at the Venice Film Festival. There, the movie scooped the prestigious Golden Lion Award, while Neeson took home the Best Actor award.
The movie was later released in the US in October 1996 and in Ireland the following month.
The film, which had a budget of $28 million, broke all of Ireland’s previous box-office records, coming second only to James Cameron’s "Titanic" (1997) in the country’s all-time box-office list in 2000.
"Michael Collins" went on to land two Oscar nominations (Best Cinematography and Best Original Dramatic Score), two Golden Globe nominations (Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama - Liam Neeson and Best Original Score), and two BAFTA nominations (Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Alan Rickman and Best Cinematography).
Today, "Michael Collins" continues to receive favorable reviews on Rotten Tomatoes where it earned a 'Certified Fresh' distinction based on reviews from film critics, while 84% of fans rated the film positively.
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