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In the Name of the Father(1993)

1812/12/1993 (IE)Drama2h 13m
79%

Movie Score

Falsely accused. Wrongly imprisoned. He fought for justice to clear his father’s name.

Overview

A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends fifteen years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence.

Jim Sheridan

Director

Production Companies

Movie Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis photo

Daniel Day-Lewis

Gerry Conlon

Pete Postlethwaite photo

Pete Postlethwaite

Giuseppe Conlon

Emma Thompson photo

Emma Thompson

Gareth Peirce

John Lynch photo

John Lynch

Paul Hill

Corin Redgrave photo

Corin Redgrave

Robert Dixon

Beatie Edney photo

Beatie Edney

Carole Richardson

John Benfield photo

John Benfield

Chief PO Barker

Marie Jones photo

Marie Jones

Sarah Conlon

Gerard McSorley photo

Gerard McSorley

Belfast Detective Pavis

Frank Harper photo

Frank Harper

Ronnie Smalls

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$13,000,000.00

Revenue$65,796,862.00

Production CompanyHell's Kitchen

Original LanguageEnglish

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