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In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

In the name of truth... In the name of justice... In the name of love.

19937.92h 13m

Overview

A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.

Directed by Jim Sheridan
Written by Jim Sheridan, Terry George, Gerry Conlon
Produced by Jim Sheridan
Box OfficeBudget: $13.0MRevenue: $65.8M

Top 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

Paterson Joseph

Paterson Joseph

Benbay

Marie Jones

Marie Jones

Sarah Conlon

Gerard McSorley

Gerard McSorley

Belfast Detective Pavis

Themes & Keywords

prisonrebellionbased on novel or bookparent child relationshipfaith1970sbiographynorthern irelandtrialthieftortureterrorismira (irish republican army)irelandcourtroomprison riotbelfast, north irelandterrorist bombingenglish policefather son conflictinnocent in jailfather son relationshipinnocent manirish historycorrupt police officialsirishcorrupt legal systemcorrupt district attorneyempatheticirish resistanceirish writerbritish injusticebritish crimesprisãocinebiografia

About In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father is a drama film released in 1993 exploring themes of prison, rebellion, based on novel or book, parent child relationship, faith, 1970s. Directed by Jim Sheridan, it stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson. A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.

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