In the Name of the Father

“In the name of truth... In the name of justice... In the name of love.”

7.9/ 10 2,055 votes 1993-12-27 2h 13m 8 popularity

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.

Director: Jim Sheridan

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Budget

$13M

Revenue

$66M

Cast

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Daniel Day-Lewis

Gerry Conlon

Pete Postlethwaite

Giuseppe Conlon

Emma Thompson

Gareth Peirce

John Lynch

Paul Hill

Corin Redgrave

Robert Dixon

Beatie Edney

Carole Richardson

John Benfield

Chief PO Barker

Paterson Joseph

Benbay

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