In the Name of the Father (1993)

12/12/1993 2h 13m

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

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Overview

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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Daniel Day-Lewis

as Gerry Conlon

Born 04/29/1957, age

Pete Postlethwaite

as Giuseppe Conlon

Born 02/07/1946

Died 01/02/2011, age

Emma Thompson

as Gareth Peirce

Born 04/15/1959, age

John Lynch

as Paul Hill

Born 12/26/1961, age

Corin Redgrave

as Robert Dixon

Born 07/16/1939

Died 04/06/2010, age

Beatie Edney

as Carole Richardson

Born 10/23/1962, age

Paterson Joseph

as Benbay

Born 06/22/1964, age

Gerard McSorley

as Belfast Detective Pavis

Born 09/14/1950, age

Frank Harper

as Ronnie Smalls

Born 01/01/1962, age

Mark Sheppard

as Paddy Armstrong

Born 05/30/1964, age

Saffron Burrows

as Girl in Commune

Born 10/22/1972, age

Stanley Townsend

as Hooker's Driver

Born 08/20/1961, age

Phil Davis

as Detective

Born 07/30/1953, age

Daniel Massey

as Prosecutor

Born 10/10/1933

Died 03/25/1998, age

Tom Wilkinson

as Appeal Prosecutor

Born 02/05/1948

Died 12/30/2023, age