“In the name of truth... In the name of justice... In the name of love.”
In the Name of the Father
7.9
1,994 votes·1993
·2h 13m
·MovieDrama
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.
Commercial Verdict
Blockbuster
Revenue vs Budget5.1x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Massive commercial success
Keywords
prisonrebellionbased on novel or bookparent child relationshipfaith1970sbiographynorthern irelandtrialthiefpolice corruptiontorture
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
Frank Harper
Ronnie Smalls
Mark Sheppard
Paddy Armstrong
Don Baker
Joe McAndrew
Alison Crosbie
Girl in Pub
Nye Heron
IRA Man 1
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