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In the Name of the Father

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In the Name of the Father
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R,2hrs 7min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1993
Director:
Jim Sheridan
Distributor:
Universal Studios
Starring:
Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson  ...more
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Jason Clark, AMG Review
A true story (though some of its factual accuracy has been disputed) about four Irish friends falsely imprisoned for an IRA bombing, this impassioned, expertly performed film from Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan is one of several '90s films to deal with Ireland's involvement with terrorism. Among its various virtues is the heartbreaking pas de deux between the incarcerated onscreen father and son, magnificently ... Full Review
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Daniel Day-Lewis
Gerald Conlon
Pete Postlethwaite
Guiseppe Conlon
Emma Thompson
Gareth Peirce
John Lynch
Paul Hill
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