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Screenplay Terry George, Jim Sheridan
Director Jim Sheridan

In the Name of the Father

Drama1993

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

Release Date: 1993-12-12

Duration: 133 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Emma Thompson
    Gareth Peirce
  • Pete Postlethwaite
    Giuseppe Conlon
  • Saffron Burrows
    Girl in Commune
  • Mark Sheppard
    Paddy Armstrong
  • Daniel Day-Lewis
    Gerry Conlon
  • Beatie Edney
    Carole Richardson
  • Phil Davis
    Detective
  • John Lynch
    Paul Hill
  • Peter Howitt
    Remand Prison Officer
  • Paterson Joseph
    Benbay