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Neil Jordan claims ex-taoiseach told him of money-for-endorsement agreement
Irish director says Garret FitzGerald said he was expecting payment from Warner Bros for endorsing Michael Collins biopic – which son refutes
When the Irish film director and screenwriter Neil Jordan’s biopic of Michael Collins was released in 1996, it unleashed criticism from historians and politicians who contested its depiction of the rebel leader and Ireland ’s war of independence. It won two awards at the Venice film festival, including the coveted Golden Lion, broke box office records in Ireland and earned glowing reviews in the US. Anticipating debate over historical accuracy, the late Julian Senior, the head of Warner Bros in Europe at that time, showed the film to journalists and to FitzGerald, Jordan said.
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