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In the Name of the Father
“In the name of truth... In the name of justice... In the name of love.”
7.9 / 10• 1993• 2h 13m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Daniel Day-Lewis
Gerry Conlon
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jim Sheridan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. In the Name of the Father is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
