In the Name of the Father poster

Feature film — 1993

In the Name of the Father (1993)

7.92h 13mDrama

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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A high-signal pick with 2,074 votes.

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Director: Jim Sheridan

On screen

Cast & crew

Daniel Day-Lewis as Gerry Conlon

Daniel Day-Lewis

Gerry Conlon

Pete Postlethwaite as Giuseppe Conlon

Pete Postlethwaite

Giuseppe Conlon

Emma Thompson as Gareth Peirce

Emma Thompson

Gareth Peirce

John Lynch as Paul Hill

John Lynch

Paul Hill

Corin Redgrave as Robert Dixon

Corin Redgrave

Robert Dixon

Beatie Edney as Carole Richardson

Beatie Edney

Carole Richardson

John Benfield as Chief PO Barker

John Benfield

Chief PO Barker

Paterson Joseph as Benbay

Paterson Joseph

Benbay

Marie Jones as Sarah Conlon

Marie Jones

Sarah Conlon

Gerard McSorley as Belfast Detective Pavis

Gerard McSorley

Belfast Detective Pavis

Frank Harper as Ronnie Smalls

Frank Harper

Ronnie Smalls

Mark Sheppard as Paddy Armstrong

Mark Sheppard

Paddy Armstrong

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