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Michael.Collins[1996]dvdrip
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Video > Movies
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2
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2.33 GB

Spoken language(s):
English
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Michael Collins michael wind that shakes the barley collins irish ireland i.r.a irish movie
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Uploaded:
Jan 26, 2010
By:
kfitz9



Neil Jordan's depiction of the controversial life and death of Michael Collins, the 'Lion of Ireland', who led the IRA against British rule and founded the Irish Free State (Eire) in 1921. Written by Dawn M. Barclift

After the disastrous defeat of Irish rebels by superior British forces during the Easter Week rebellion of 1916, Michael Collins develops new strategies for the independence of Ireland. His tactics include what is now recognized as urban guerrilla tactics and organized assassinations of G-Men, those Irish who work as informers for the British, and later members of British intelligence. Although Collins is conflicted about the necessity of this violent course, by 1921 the British are willing to negotiate and Sinn Fein President Eamon de Valera sends a reluctant Collins to London to negotiate a settlement. When Collins returns with a compromise of a divided Ireland and an Irish Free State, not a Republic, he is vilified by de Valera and repudiated by lifelong friend Harry Boland after Boland learns that his girlfriend Kitty Kiernan is in love with Collins, not him. Collins is now faced with civil war as he struggles against those who insist on complete freedom for all of Ireland.

Notes:
*this is my first torrent
**This movie is extremely biased towards Michael Collins and hostile towards Eamon De   Valera

Comments

**maybe true about the film...but your man De Valera,set him up for the big downfall..
I don't want to get into a political argument but i think De Valera was right to do what he did! The movie makes him look a lot lot worse than he actually was!

Anyway, Don't forget to seed for a while after you download so we can try and get some Irish banter into the bloodstream of the rest of the world!
Great film, but it couldn't possibly have made De Valera look any worse than he actually was...
The man was a cowardly pawn of the catholic church who ran scared and sent Collins in his place when he realised that compromise would have to be made.
The constitution he drew up when he finally came to power in the 30s helped create an Irish state and society which would be held back the shackles of catholicism for over half a century
So, what's the movie resolution, sound, any other details....?