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In the Name of the Father

Not Rated
Drama
7.899/10(1,742 ratings)

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.

12-12-1993
2h 13m
In the Name of the Father
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Main Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Gerry Conlon

Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

Giuseppe Conlon

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Gareth Peirce

John Lynch

John Lynch

Paul Hill

Corin Redgrave

Corin Redgrave

Robert Dixon

Beatie Edney

Beatie Edney

Carole Richardson

John Benfield

John Benfield

Chief PO Barker

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Jim Sheridan
Production:
Hell's Kitchen, Universal Pictures
Revenue:
$65,796,862
Budget:
$13,000,000

Key Crew

Director:
Jim Sheridan
Screenplay:
Jim Sheridan
Producer:
Jim Sheridan
Original Music Composer:
Trevor Jones
Screenplay:
Terry George

Locations and Languages

Country:
IE; GB
Filming:
GB; IE; US
Languages:
en