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In the Name of the Father
In the name of truth... In the name of justice... In the name of love.
Genres
Drama
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.
Details
Budget
$13000000
Revenue
$65796862
Runtime
133 min
Release Date
1993-12-12
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1819
Vote Average
7.905
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Marie Jones
Sarah Conlon
Gerard McSorley
Belfast Detective Pavis
Frank Harper
Ronnie Smalls
Mark Sheppard
Paddy Armstrong
Don Baker
Joe McAndrew
Alison Crosbie
Girl in Pub
Nye Heron
IRA Man 1
Anthony Brophy
Danny
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
Girl in Commune
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
Hooker's Driver
Tim Perrin
Detective
Tony Denham
Detective
Rob Spendlove
Detective
Phil Davis
Detective
Martin Murphy
Detective
Richard Graham
Detective
Oliver Maguire
Detective
Maurice Kehoe
Detective
Rachael Dowling
Policewoman
Tina Kellegher
Policewoman
Ronan Wilmot
Paddy Maguire
Maclean Burke
Young Vincent Maguire
Joe Jeffers
Young Patrick Maguire
Alistair Findlay
Forensic Scientist
Peter Howitt
Remand Prison Officer
Sean Lawlor
Remand Prison Officer
Brian de Salvo
Remand Prison Officer
Luke Hayden
Remand Prison Officer
Aiden Grennell
Trial Judge
Daniel Massey
Prosecutor
Bosco Hogan
Defense Counsel
Kenneth Edge
Jury Foreman
Aine O'Connor
Dixon's Wife
Guy Carleton
Prison Admissions Officer
Dave Duffy
Prison Officer
Martin Dunne
Prison Officer
Larry Murphy
Old Prison Officer
Richard Michaelis
Cockney Prisoner
Mal Whyte
Cockney Prisoner
John Gallagher
Cockney Prisoner
Marcus Lynch
Cockney Prisoner
Jer O'Leary
Prisoner John O'Brien
Joey Cashman
Prisoner
Alan Amsby
Prisoner
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
Prisoner
Joey Legaspi
Prisoner
Jimmie Bergin
Prisoner
John Higgins
Prisoner
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
Scottish Governor
John Pickles
Procedural Court Judge
Liam O'Callaghan
Archivist 2
Denys Hawthorne
Appeal Judge
Tom Wilkinson
Appeal Prosecutor
Philip King
Guildford Soldier
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