The Treaty 33 years old

It threatened the British Empire, and left the Irish with only each other to fight.

How the Anglo-Irish Treaty between the unrecognised Irish Republic, represented by Michael Collins, and the British government was concluded after high-stakes negotiations in 1921.

Credits

The Treaty Cast

Name Character
Tony Doyle He was 33, 41 years old when he died as Arthur Griffith
Brendan Gleeson He was 36, now 69 years old as Michael Collins
Barry McGovern He was 43, now 76 years old as Eamon de Valera
Julian Fellowes He was 42, now 75 years old as Winston Churchill
Bosco Hogan He was 42, now 75 years old as Erskine Childers
Dave Duffy as Joe McGrath
Alan Stanford He was 42, now 75 years old as Lord Birkenhead
Ian Bannen He was 63, 71 years old when he died as David Lloyd George
Ronan Wilmot as Cathay Brugha
Anna Manahan She was 67, 84 years old when she died as Woman 2
David Carey He was 209, 42 years old when he died as Austin Stack
Christopher Casson He was 79, 84 years old when he died as Lord French
Tom Hickey He was 0, 28 years old when he died as Eamonn Duggan
Mal Whyte as Colonel
Pat Laffan He was 52, 79 years old when he died as Bishop
Brian McGrath He was 66, 85 years old when he died as Robert Barton
Alan Barry as Austen Chamberlain
David Wilmot He was 8, 131 years old when he died as Niall
Owen Roe He was 32, now 65 years old as George Gavan Duffy

The Treaty Crew

Name Department
Kieran Corrigan as Producer. Production
Ronnie Patterson as Assistant Director. Directing
Nuala Moiselle as Casting. Production
Kevin Barker as Production Manager. He was 16 (now 49) years old Production
Brian Phelan as Writer. Writing
The Treaty (33 years)

It threatened the British Empire, and left the Irish with only each other to fight.

  • Release day: Thursday, December 05, 1991
  • Runtime: 107 minutes