In the Name of the Father (1993)
- Starring:
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jim Sheridan
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama
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The My Left Foot team of star Daniel Day-Lewis and director Jim Sheridan were reunited to make this political docudrama about Irish citizen Gerry Conlon (Day-Lewis), who was wrongly convicted of taking part in an IRA bombing that killed five in Guildford, England in 1974. After a brutal interrogation forces him to sign a false confession, Gerry is sentenced to prison, his family is raked over the coals, and later his father Giuseppe (Pete Postelthwaite) is charged with being an accomplice and is also sent to prison where he lives out the last days of his life. Day-Lewis gives an outstanding performance as a man tormented by the injustice served him. Watch for Emma Thompson as the persevering lawyer who works for years, gathering evidence to clear Gerry's name. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 133 mins
Complete Cast:
- Daniel Day-Lewis - Gerald Conlon
- Emma Thompson - Gareth Peirce
- Corin Redgrave - Robert Dixon
- John Benfield - Chief PO Barker
- Frank Harper - Ronnie Smalls
- Britta Smith - Anne Maguire
- Bosco Hogan - Defense Counsel
- Frankie McCafferty - Tommo
- Brenda Swanson - Judy Miller
- Jonathan Ryan - Scottish Governor
- Mal Whyte - Cockney Prisoner
- Julian Walsh - Soldier
- Joe McPartland - Charlie Burke
- Rachel Dowling - Policewoman
- Michelle Moffett - Carol
- Fiona Daly - IRA Woman
- Oliver Maguire - Detective
- Tony Denham - Detective
- Sean Lawlor - Remand Prison Officer
- Martin Dunne - Prison Officer
- Paul Raynor - New Chief Prison Officer
- Dave Duffy - Prison Officer
- Alan Barry - Archivist Jenkins
- Jan-Michael Vincent - Tom
- Darren McHugh - Dixon's Son
- Ronan Wilmot - Paddy Maguire
- Paul Savage - Prisoner
- Pete Postlethwaite - Guiseppe Conlon
- John Lynch - Paul Hill
- Beatie Edney - Carole Richardson
- Gerard McSorley - Belfast Detective Pavis
- Don Baker - Joe McAndrew
- Daniel Massey - Prosecutor
- Philip Davis - Detective
- Martin Murphy - Detective
- Tom Wilkinson - Appeal Prosecutor
- Brandy Sanders - Elaine
- Malcolm Tierney - Home Office Official
- Jer O'Leary - Prisoner John O'Brien
- Aidan Grenell - Trial Judge
- Jamie Harris - Deptford Jim
- Philip King - Guildford Soldier
- Joe Jeffers - Young Patrick Maguire
- Saffron Burrows - Girl in Commune
- Lou Castel - Salvatore
- Richard Graham - Detective
- Anthony Brophy - Danny
- Stanley Townsend - Hooker's Driver
- Tina Kellegher - Policewoman
- Liam O'Callaghan - Archivist 2
- Peter Campbell - Government Official
- Denys Hawthorne - Appeal Judge
- Gary Hudson - Nick Sharkey
- Rob Spendlove - Detective
- Director(s):
- Jim Sheridan
- Writer(s):
- Jim Sheridan, Terry George
- Producer(s):
- Jim Sheridan, Gabriel Byrne
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Violence, Substance Abuse, Adult Situations, Profanity, Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- Drama
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- 1994 - In the Name of the Father - Berlin International Film Festival - Golden Bear
