In the Name of the Father

1080p 133 min 1993 Published on, 1 year ago

7.9

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.

Country

United Kingdom

Genre

Drama

Released

12 Dec, 1993

Main Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis , Pete Postlethwaite , Emma Thompson , John Lynch , Corin Redgrave

Supporting Cast

Beatie Edney , John Benfield , Paterson Joseph , Marie Jones , Gerard McSorley

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