Drama · Ireland · 1993 · 2h 13m

In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father poster
Director
Jim Sheridan
Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis as Gerry Conlon Pete Postlethwaite as Giuseppe Conlon Emma Thompson as Gareth Peirce John Lynch as Paul Hill Corin Redgrave as Robert Dixon Beatie Edney as Carole Richardson
Crew
Peter Biziou — Director of Photography Gerry Hambling — Editor Trevor Jones — Original Music Composer Jim Sheridan — Screenplay Terry George — Screenplay Jim Sheridan — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer In the Name of the Father — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
prisonrebellionbased on novel or bookparent child relationshipfaith1970sbiographynorthern irelandtrialthieftortureterrorism
Key Collaborators
Jim Sheridan Director Peter Biziou Director of Photography Gerry Hambling Editor Trevor Jones Original Music Composer Jim Sheridan Screenplay Terry George Screenplay Jim Sheridan Producer Caroline Amies Production Design Joan Bergin Costume Design
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