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Colin Farrell is known for:

  • The Land That Time Forgot
    During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British ship and takes the survivors on board. After it takes a wrong turn, the submarine takes them to the unknown land of Caprona, where they find dinosaurs and neanderthals.
  • Gandhi
    In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
  • A Bridge Too Far
    Operation Market Garden, September 1944. The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.

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Biography

Colin Farrell was born on December 6, 1938 in London, England. He is an actor and composer, known for A Bridge Too Far (1977), Gandhi (1982) and Signs and Wonders (1995). In the 21st century, he has often been billed as "Col Farrell" rather than "Colin", to avoid confusion with the Irish-born Hollywood leading man of that name - even though he had been a successful actor for ten years before the other Colin Farrell was even born.