In the Name of the Father
(1993)
Overview
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.
Tagline
Falsely accused. Wrongly imprisoned. He fought for justice to clear his father's name.
Crew
Director: | Jim Sheridan |
Writers: | Jim Sheridan, Terry George |
Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
Emma Thompson
Pete Postlethwaite
John Lynch |
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Production Companies
Universal Pictures, Hell's Kitchen Films
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