In the Name of the Father (1993)

  • R
  • 12/12/1993 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 13m

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

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.

Jim Sheridan

Director, Screenplay

Terry George

Screenplay

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis's headshot

Daniel Day-Lewis

Gerry Conlon
Pete Postlethwaite's headshot

Pete Postlethwaite

Giuseppe Conlon
Emma Thompson's headshot

Emma Thompson

Gareth Peirce
John Lynch's headshot

John Lynch

Paul Hill
Corin Redgrave's headshot

Corin Redgrave

Robert Dixon
Beatie Edney's headshot

Beatie Edney

Carole Richardson
John Benfield's headshot

John Benfield

Chief PO Barker
Paterson Joseph's headshot

Paterson Joseph

Benbay

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