In the Name of the Father (1993)
"Falsely accused. Wrongly imprisoned. He fought for justice to clear his fatherβs name."
Title: In the Name of the Father
Original Title: In the Name of the Father
Release Date: 1993-12-12
Status: Released
Rating: 7.9/10 (from 1782 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Hell's Kitchen, Universal Pictures
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.
Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
Gerry Conlon
Pete Postlethwaite
Giuseppe Conlon
Emma Thompson
Gareth Peirce
John Lynch
Paul Hill
Corin Redgrave
Robert Dixon
Beatie Edney
Carole Richardson
John Benfield
Chief PO Barker
Paterson Joseph
Benbay
Marie Jones
Sarah Conlon
Gerard McSorley
Belfast Detective Pavis
