Daniel Day-Lewis
Gerry Conlon
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In the Name of the Father is a 1993 biographical crime drama film co-written and directed by Jim Sheridan. It is based on the true story of the Guildford Four, four people falsely convicted of the 1974 Guildford pub bombings that killed four off-duty British soldiers and a civilian.
Feb 25, 1994 · A film based on a true story of an Irish man falsely accused of an IRA bombing and his father's imprisonment. Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Gerry Conlon, who fights for justice with the help of a lawyer (Emma Thompson) and faces obstacles from the police and the government.
- (187K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Jim Sheridan
- 1994-02-25
Unemployed young Irishman Gerry Conlon (Daniel Day-Lewis) gets by as a petty thief in 1970s Belfast. When local IRA leaders get fed up with him, he flees to England and meets up with his friend ...
- (1.9K)
- Jim Sheridan
- R
- Daniel Day-Lewis
Synopsis. 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.
- Jim Sheridan
- R
- 20
Jan 14, 1994 · A film based on the true story of the Guildford Four, four Irishmen wrongfully convicted of IRA bombing in England. The film follows their ordeal in prison and their fight for justice, with Daniel Day-Lewis as the main protagonist.
Home. Store. Live TV. Categories. OSCARS® 7X nominee. In the Name of the Father. Wrongly imprisoned in a British prison for taking part in a 1974 IRA bombing, a son and father from Belfast fight the system to clear their names. 1,796 IMDb 8.1 2 h 13 min 1994. X-Ray R. Drama · Documentary · Bleak · Bold. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $4.19.
A true story of an Irish man wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London and his father's fight for justice. The film follows Gerry Conlon's journey from Belfast to prison, where he meets a lawyer who helps him expose the truth.
