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In the Name of the Father (1993)

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Falsely accused. Wrongly imprisoned. He fought for justice to clear his father’s name.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jim Sheridan
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    Gerry Conlon Daniel Day-Lewis
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    Giuseppe Conlon Pete Postlethwaite
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    Gareth Peirce Emma Thompson
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    Paul Hill John Lynch
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    Robert Dixon Corin Redgrave
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    Carole Richardson Beatie Edney
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    Chief PO Barker John Benfield
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    Benbay Paterson Joseph

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