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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.

1993 |2h 13m |  Drama

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Cast

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Daniel Day-Lewis

Gerry Conlon

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Pete Postlethwaite

Giuseppe Conlon

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Emma Thompson

Gareth Peirce

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John Lynch

Paul Hill

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Corin Redgrave

Robert Dixon

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Beatie Edney

Carole Richardson

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John Benfield

Chief PO Barker

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Paterson Joseph

Benbay

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Marie Jones

Sarah Conlon

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Gerard McSorley

Belfast Detective Pavis

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Frank Harper

Ronnie Smalls

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Mark Sheppard

Paddy Armstrong

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Anthony Brophy

Danny

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Frankie McCafferty

Tommo

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Saffron Burrows

Girl in Commune

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Jamie Harris

Deptford Jim

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Stanley Townsend

Hooker's Driver

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Tony Denham

Detective

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Phil Davis

Detective

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Martin Murphy

Detective

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Richard Graham

Detective

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Oliver Maguire

Detective

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Tina Kellegher

Policewoman

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Maclean Burke

Young Vincent Maguire

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Alistair Findlay

Forensic Scientist

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Peter Howitt

Remand Prison Officer

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Sean Lawlor

Remand Prison Officer

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Brian de Salvo

Remand Prison Officer

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Luke Hayden

Remand Prison Officer

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Daniel Massey

Prosecutor

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Bosco Hogan

Defense Counsel

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Dave Duffy

Prison Officer

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Mal Whyte

Cockney Prisoner

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Jer O'Leary

Prisoner John O'Brien

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Paul O'Grady

Prisoner

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Terry O'Neill

Prisoner

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Malcolm Tierney

Home Office Official

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Jonathan Ryan

Scottish Governor

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Denys Hawthorne

Appeal Judge

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Tom Wilkinson

Appeal Prosecutor

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$13,000,000.00

Revenue

$65,796,862.00