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The Treaty (1991)
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Add to a movie listThe Treaty is a 1991 Irish historical television film written by Brian Phealan and directed by Jonathan Lewis.
The film is about the Anglo-Irish Treaty that Michael Collins bargained for with the British government in 1921. Low budget and originally made for television, this is a RTÉ - BBC co-production.
Brendan Gleeson plays Michael Collins, Barry McGovern plays Éamon de Valera, Bosco Hogan plays Erskine Childers, John Warner plays George V, and Julian Fellowes plays Winston Churchill
The plot has David Lloyd George, played by Ian Bannen, discussing the translation of the Irish word "poblacht" with de Valera.
Actors
Brendan Gleeson
(Michael Collins)
Ian Bannen
(David Lloyd George)
Julian Fellowes
(Winston Churchill)
Bosco Hogan
(Erskine Childers)
Tony Doyle
(Arthur Griffith)
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