In the Name of the Father

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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.

Country:

United Kingdom,

Ireland,

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

133 minutes

Year:

1993

Director:

Jim Sheridan

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Company:

Hell's Kitchen,

Universal Pictures

Budget:

$13,000,000

Revenue:

$65,796,862

Cast:
Daniel Day-Lewis

Gerry Conlon

Pete Postlethwaite

Giuseppe Conlon

Emma Thompson

Gareth Peirce

John Lynch

Paul Hill

Corin Redgrave

Robert Dixon

Crew:
Gerry Hambling

Editor

Trevor Jones

Original Music Composer

Peter Biziou

Director of Photography

Jim Sheridan

Screenplay

Caroline Amies

Production Design