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In the Name of the Father (1993)

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

Drama

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.

Release Date
December 27, 1993
Runtime
2h 13m
Rating
7.9/10 (1963 votes)

Director: Jim Sheridan

Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, John Lynch, Corin Redgrave, Beatie Edney, John Benfield, Paterson Joseph

Production: Hell's Kitchen
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IMDb
Budget
$13M
Revenue
$66M
Full Cast (102 people)

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Reviews

Shreyance Parakh - 10/10

**In the name of INNOCENCE !!** Sometimes i say to myself **this can't happen to me** for the simple reason that it sounds really unfair to be happening..But watching a movie like this changes all perception of right and wrong, fair and unfair.. Only thing that can be fair in this world is your **HEART** !! Though **Daniel Day Lewis'** character is not your typical role model from the start,...

May 4, 2017

Filipe Manuel Neto - 6/10

**A low-key, much-forgotten but well-executed film.** This movie is totally forgotten these days. Well, actually, if you're not native or very close to Ireland, I think the very existence and action of the IRA seems like something that ended many years ago, and it doesn't. It was a recent thing, and it still has marks on people and society. The film focuses, in particular, on the case of the “G...

November 21, 2022

Ahmetaslan27 - 9/10

**Oscar for Best Duo Daniel Day-Lewis and Pete Postlethwaite**strong text**** The movie tries to convey the horrors of injustice, investigation, and rulings under the pretext of emergency laws and terrorism, but the details of these laws make us laugh by today's standards, even not when the film was shown in 1993. The film exposes us to the shock that the terrorism law at this time could have e...

May 2, 2023

In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

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

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

7.9
133 min

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.

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StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Release Date12/27/1993
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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

John Benfield

as Chief PO Barker

Paterson Joseph

as Benbay

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is In the Name of the Father about?

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.

How long is In the Name of the Father?

2h 13m

When was In the Name of the Father released?

December 27, 1993

Who directed In the Name of the Father?

Jim Sheridan

Who stars in In the Name of the Father?

Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson

What genre is In the Name of the Father?

Drama

What is In the Name of the Father rated?

R