In the Name of the Father (1993)
12/12/1993 (GB) • 2h 13m
In the name of truth... In the name of justice... In the name of love.
Overview
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.
Top Billed Cast
Gerry Conlon
Giuseppe Conlon
Gareth Peirce
Paul Hill
Robert Dixon
Carole Richardson
Chief PO Barker
Benbay
Sarah Conlon
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$13,000,000.00
Revenue
$65,796,862.00
Keywords
prison
rebellion
based on novel or book
parent child relationship
faith
1970s
biography
northern ireland
trial
thief
torture
terrorism
ira (irish republican army)
ireland
courtroom
prison riot
belfast, north ireland
terrorist bombing
english police
father son conflict
innocent in jail
father son relationship
innocent man
irish history
corrupt police officials
irish
corrupt legal system
corrupt district attorney
empathetic
irish resistance
irish writer
british injustice
british crimes
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