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In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father

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In the Name of the Father

R·1993·133m

Summary

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.

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Gerry Conlon

Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

Giuseppe Conlon

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Gareth Peirce

John Lynch

John Lynch

Paul Hill

Corin Redgrave

Corin Redgrave

Robert Dixon

Beatie Edney

Beatie Edney

Carole Richardson

John Benfield

John Benfield

Chief PO Barker

Paterson Joseph

Paterson Joseph

Benbay

Marie Jones

Marie Jones

Sarah Conlon

Gerard McSorley

Gerard McSorley

Belfast Detective Pavis

Frank Harper

Frank Harper

Ronnie Smalls

Mark Sheppard

Mark Sheppard

Paddy Armstrong

Don Baker

Joe McAndrew

Alison Crosbie

Girl in Pub

Nye Heron

IRA Man 1

Anthony Brophy

Anthony Brophy

Danny

Frankie McCafferty

Frankie McCafferty

Tommo

Paul Warriner

Soldier

Julian Walsh

Soldier

Stuart Wolfenden

Soldier

Jo Connor

Bin Lady

Karen Carlisle

Female Rioter

Seamus Moran

IRA Man 2

Billy Byrne

IRA Man 3

Maureen McBride

Mother

Jane Nolan

Girl with baby

Laurence Griffin

Boy in riot

Jason Murtagh

Boy in riot

Kelly McKeavney

Young Girl

Joanna Irvine

Ann Conlon

Fiona Daly

IRA Woman

Catherine Dunne

Woman on Balcony

Anna Megan

Granny Conlon

Leah McCullagh

Bridie Conlon

Saffron Burrows

Saffron Burrows

Girl in Commune

Jamie Harris

Jamie Harris

Deptford Jim

Britta Smith

Annie Maguire

Barbara Mulcahy

Marian

Mick Tohill

Man in Bookies

Peter Sheridan Snr.

Manager of Bookies

Joe McPartland

Charlie Burke

Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

Hooker's Driver

Tim Perrin

Detective

Tony Denham

Tony Denham

Detective

Rob Spendlove

Detective

Phil Davis

Phil Davis

Detective

Martin Murphy

Martin Murphy

Detective

Richard Graham

Richard Graham

Detective

Oliver Maguire

Oliver Maguire

Detective

Maurice Kehoe

Detective

Rachael Dowling

Rachael Dowling

Policewoman

Tina Kellegher

Tina Kellegher

Policewoman

Ronan Wilmot

Paddy Maguire

Maclean Burke

Maclean Burke

Young Vincent Maguire

Joe Jeffers

Young Patrick Maguire

Alistair Findlay

Alistair Findlay

Forensic Scientist

Peter Howitt

Peter Howitt

Remand Prison Officer

Sean Lawlor

Sean Lawlor

Remand Prison Officer

Brian de Salvo

Brian de Salvo

Remand Prison Officer

Luke Hayden

Luke Hayden

Remand Prison Officer

Aiden Grennell

Trial Judge

Daniel Massey

Daniel Massey

Prosecutor

Bosco Hogan

Bosco Hogan

Defense Counsel

Kenneth Edge

Jury Foreman

Aine O'Connor

Dixon's Wife

Guy Carleton

Prison Admissions Officer

Dave Duffy

Dave Duffy

Prison Officer

Martin Dunne

Prison Officer

Larry Murphy

Old Prison Officer

Richard Michaelis

Cockney Prisoner

Mal Whyte

Mal Whyte

Cockney Prisoner

John Gallagher

Cockney Prisoner

Marcus Lynch

Cockney Prisoner

Jer O'Leary

Jer O'Leary

Prisoner John O'Brien

Joey Cashman

Prisoner

Alan Amsby

Prisoner

Paul O'Grady

Paul O'Grady

Prisoner

Owen Conroy

Prisoner

Dee Man Kole

Prisoner

Bernard Pellegrinetti

Prisoner

Emeka Okeki

Prisoner

Alan O'Connor

Prisoner

Mario McGovern

Prisoner

John Joe Fontana

Prisoner

Terry O'Neill

Terry O'Neill

Prisoner

Joey Legaspi

Prisoner

Jimmie Bergin

Prisoner

John Higgins

Prisoner

Malcolm Tierney

Malcolm Tierney

Home Office Official

Iain Montague

Leader of Delegation

Paul Raynor

New Chief Prison Officer

Clodagh Conroy

Dixon's Secretary

Peter Sheridan

Priest

Darren McHugh

Dixon's Son

Peter Campbell

Government Official

Alan Barry

Archivist Jenkins

Jonathan Ryan

Jonathan Ryan

Scottish Governor

John Pickles

Procedural Court Judge

Liam O'Callaghan

Archivist 2

Denys Hawthorne

Denys Hawthorne

Appeal Judge

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Appeal Prosecutor

Philip King

Guildford Soldier

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Jim Sheridan

Book

Gerry Conlon

Screenplay

Terry George

Reviews

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shiri4frnz

May 4, 2017

10

**In the name of INNOCENCE !!**

Sometimes i say to myself **this can't happen to me** for the simple reason that it sounds really unfair to be happening..But watching a movie like this changes all perception of right and wrong, fair and unfair.. Only thing that can be fair in this world is your **HEART** !!

Though **Daniel Day Lewis'** character is not your typical role model from the start, you know that the Heart within isn't black (more so from a scene just before he says 'In all my godforsaken life, I've never known what it was to kill somebody until now')..The transformation of Day Lewis' character from a man who wasn't responsible enough to take care of himself to a man who vows to fight for his father's name is brilliantly heartwarming!

It just pains me to see how cruel 'WE' as a species can be to not accept our mistakes, even when we know that it can make someone's life miserable than HELL!!

In all the movie is good till the time you don't think of it as someone's life being played out in front of you.As soon as you realize that,it transforms into something you cant just think of as just another brilliant movie.Instead your heart goes out to the people who actually had to go through all this..

Well directed, superbly acted, brilliant,heart breaking and heart warming at the same time !!

Those who found it beautiful can go for Hillary Swank's 2010 movie **Conviction** as their next choice of another heartwarming 'eye treat' !

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$13,000,000.00

Revenue:

$65,796,862.00

Keywords

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