The South Bank Show Michael Collins (Season 20, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary

The South Bank Show

Michael Collins (Season 20, Episode 6)

TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary

This program analyzes the great rebel leader Michael Collins and his commitment to a free Ireland, the truth and the facts behind the myth in the light of Neil Jordan's (at the time) upcoming film, released in 1996. Jordan's film was such ...See moreThis program analyzes the great rebel leader Michael Collins and his commitment to a free Ireland, the truth and the facts behind the myth in the light of Neil Jordan's (at the time) upcoming film, released in 1996. Jordan's film was such an important and awaited project in Ireland that even the IRA revolutionaries, protestants, catholics, all parties declared a cease fire through the whole film shooting period in 1995. Historians discuss the real Collins while Jordan discusses about his epic movie. Written by Rodrigo Amaro See less

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Melvyn Bragg Self - presenter and interviewer Self - presenter and interviewer See fewer	Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Neil Jordan Self Self See fewer	The Crying Game (1992)
Tim Pat Coogan Self - author of 'Michael Collins: A Biography' Self - author of 'Michael Collins: A Biography' See fewer	The Treaty (1991)
Michael Collins Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
John Regan Self - historian, Irish Association of Professional Historians Self - historian, Irish Association of Professional Historians See fewer	The South Bank Show (1978)
Arthur Griffith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Michael Dewar Self - Colonel, counter-insurgency expert Self - Colonel, counter-insurgency expert See fewer	Chasing Hope (2015)
Mary Banotti Self - Michael Collins's niece Self - Michael Collins's niece See fewer	Time on Their Hands (2005)
Eamon de Valera Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Hills of Ireland (1951)
Tom Paulin Self - Critic and Playwright Self - Critic and Playwright See fewer	A Week in Politics (1982)
David Ervine Self - spokesman for the Progressive Unionist Party Self - spokesman for the Progressive Unionist Party See fewer	Blackwhite (2004)
Stephen Woolley Self Self See fewer	The Crying Game (1992)
Liam Neeson Self Self See fewer	Kinsey (2004)
Gerry Adams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kneecap (2024)
Ed Moloney Self - northern editor of The Sunday Tribune Self - northern editor of The Sunday Tribune See fewer	I, Dolours (2018)