In the Name of the Father

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1994-02-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

Ireland, UK, USA

Runtime:

133 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (96557 Reviews)

Director:

Jim Sheridan

Genres:

Biography Drama History

Cast:

Alison Crosbie Daniel Day-Lewis Philip King Emma Thompson

Writer:

Gerry Conlon (autobiographical book "Proved Innocent")

Terry George (screenplay)

Jim Sheridan (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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. Bullied by the British police, he and four of his friends are coerced into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends 15 years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence with the help of a British attorney, Gareth Peirce. Based on a true story.

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