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In the Name of the Father (1993)

Movie"Falsely accused. Wrongly imprisoned. He fought for justice to clear his father’s name."
Audience Score
79
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R 2 hr 13 minDec 12th, 1993Drama
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.
StarringDaniel Day-LewisPete PostlethwaiteEmma Thompson
DirectorJim Sheridan

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 12th, 1993 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:July 8th, 1998 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$13,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$65,796,862 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Gabriel Byrne
Production Companies:Hell's Kitchen, Universal Pictures
Movie Tags:
based on novel or bookbiographyprisonparent child relationship1970sterrorismfather son relationshiptorturefaithireland