In the Name of the Father
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.
Year: 1993
Genre: Drama
Studio: Hell's Kitchen, Universal Pictures
Director: Jim Sheridan
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, John Lynch, Corin Redgrave, Beatie Edney
Crew: Jim Sheridan (Director), Jim Sheridan (Screenplay), Jim Sheridan (Producer), Trevor Jones (Original Music Composer), Peter Biziou (Director of Photography), Gerry Hambling (Editor)
Runtime: 133 minutes
Release: Dec 12, 1993
IMDb: 7.90/10 by 1,758 users
Popularity: 19
Country: United Kingdom, Ireland, United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 13
Revenue: 65
Keyword : prison, rebellion, based on novel or book, parent child relationship, faith, 1970s, biography, northern ireland, trial, torture, terrorism, ira (irish republican army), ireland, courtroom, prison riot, belfast, north ireland, terrorist bombing, english police, father son conflict, innocent in jail, father son relationship, innocent man, irish history, corrupt police officials, petty thief, irish, corrupt legal system, corrupt district attorney, empathetic, irish resistance, irish writer, british injustice
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