The Treaty (film)

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| director = Jonathan Lewis

| producer = Kieran Corrigan

| writer = Brian Phelan

| starring = Brendan Gleeson
Ian Bannen
Julian Fellowes
Barry McGovern

| music =

| cinematography = Breffni Byrne

| editor = Chris Rodmell

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| released = {{Start date|1991|12|05|df=y}}

| runtime = 107 minutes

| country = Ireland

| language = English

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The Treaty is a 1991 Irish historical television film written by Brian Phelan and directed by Jonathan Lewis.{{Cite book |last=Connelly |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TzJtY1Mlu_4C |title=The IRA on Film and Television: A History |date=2014-01-10 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-8961-9 |pages=250 |language=en}}

The film followed the negotiation of the Anglo-Irish Treaty between Michael Collins and the British government in 1921.{{Cite book |last=Pettitt |first=Lance |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6r22SC1uF1kC |title=Screening Ireland: Film and Television Representation |date=2000 |publisher=Manchester University Press |isbn=978-0-7190-5270-5 |pages=242 |language=en}} Originally made for television, it was a RTÉ - Thames Television co-production.

Brendan Gleeson played Michael Collins, Barry McGovern played Éamon de Valera, Bosco Hogan played Erskine Childers, John Warner played George V, Julian Fellowes played Winston Churchill, and Ian Bannen played David Lloyd George.