The Treaty

The Treaty is a 1991 Irish historical television film directed by Jonathan Lewis.

The film is about the Anglo-Irish Treaty that Michael Collins bargained for with the British government in 1921. It is factually accurate, and it shows how negotiations actually worked. Low budget and originally made for television, this RTE - BBC co-production remains one of the best Irish television films.

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 DeValera.

External links

• The Treaty at the Internet Movie Database
• The Treaty at Rotten Tomatoes