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In the Name of the Father

  • 1993
  • R
  • 2h 13m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
180K
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Daniel Day-Lewis in In the Name of the Father (1993)
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A man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. An English lawyer fights to free them.A man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. An English lawyer fights to free them.A man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. An English lawyer fights to free them.

  • Director
    • Jim Sheridan
  • Writers
    • Gerry Conlon
    • Terry George
    • Jim Sheridan
  • Stars
    • Daniel Day-Lewis
    • Pete Postlethwaite
    • Alison Crosbie
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    180K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,336
    20
    • Director
      • Jim Sheridan
    • Writers
      • Gerry Conlon
      • Terry George
      • Jim Sheridan
    • Stars
      • Daniel Day-Lewis
      • Pete Postlethwaite
      • Alison Crosbie
    • 227User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #190
    • Nominated for 7 Oscars
      • 7 wins & 41 nominations total

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    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    • Gerry Conlon
    Pete Postlethwaite
    Pete Postlethwaite
    • Giuseppe Conlon
    Alison Crosbie
    • Girl in Pub
    Philip King
    • Guildford Soldier
    Emma Thompson
    Emma Thompson
    • Gareth Peirce
    Nye Heron
    • IRA Man 1
    Anthony Brophy
    Anthony Brophy
    • Danny
    Frankie McCafferty
    Frankie McCafferty
    • Tommo
    Paul Warriner
    • Soldier
    Julian Walsh
    • Soldier
    Stuart Wolfenden
    Stuart Wolfenden
    • Soldier
    • (as Stuart Wolvenden)
    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
    • Director
      • Jim Sheridan
    • Writers
      • Gerry Conlon
      • Terry George
      • Jim Sheridan
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In preparation for his role, Daniel Day-Lewis lost thirty pounds and spent nights in the jail cell on the set as crew members threw water and verbal abuse at him.
    • Goofs
      In court, Inspector Dixon states that he "never even spoke to Gerry Conlon". Some minutes later when Gerry Conlon is being interrogated, the accused says "You told Inspector Dixon that you had committed a robbery" holding Gerry's statement. There's proof that Inspector Dixon and Gerry spoke, thus making his testimony in court false. Any defendant attorney would have noticed this.
    • Quotes

      [Speaking to people outside the court]

      Gerry Conlon: I'm an innocent man. I spent 15 years in prison for something I didn't do. I watched my father die in a British prison for something he didn't do. And this government still says he's guilty. I want to tell them that until my father is proved innocent, until all the people involved in this case are proved innocent, until the guilty ones are brought to justice, I will fight on. In the name of my father and of the truth!

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Pelican Brief/Beethoven's 2nd/Philadelphia/What's Eating Gilbert Grape/Wrestling Ernest Hemmingway (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      In the Name of the Father
      Performed by Bono and Gavin Friday

      Written by Bono / Gavin Friday (as Friday) / Maurice Seezer (as Seezer)

      Published by Blue Mountain Music (UK)

      Mother Music/Blue Mountain Music (Eire)

      Taiyo Music/Blue Mountain Music (Japan)

      Polygram Music/Blue Mountain Music (ROW)

      (P) 1993 Island Records Limited

    User reviews227

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Innocence Is Not An Absolute
    Like MIDNIGHT EXPRESS , IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER is a an extremely well made film , but like MIDNIGHT EXPRESS much of it is total invention . Reviewers on this page have already pointed out the numerous errors such as Guiseppe and Gerry Conlon never being imprisoned in the same jail or the " Guilford four " and " Mcguire seven " trials taking place in completely seperate court cases but no one seems to have pointed out the erroneous backgrounds this film paints of Gerry Conlon and Paul Hill. In their book THE PROVISIONAL IRA authors Patrick Bishop and Eamon Mallie state the facts quite clearly that Paul Hill was a member of the Belfast brigade of the provisonal IRA ( And Hill later did confess to being a member ) while Conlon had been a member of Na Fianna Eireann which is the youth section of the provisionals though Conlon was quickly kicked out ( Literally ) due to his heavy drinking and drug taking . They didn`t meet on the ferry as shown in the film but Conlon bumped into Hill in Southampton where Hill was staying . What was Hill doing in Southampton ? He was on the run from the IRA who wanted to question him about guns going missing and about the possibility of Hill being an informer , something that is always punishable in IRA ranks with death and prior torture . When Conlon returned to Belfast in December 1974 he did drunkenly mention to IRA acquaintances in pubs that he`d met Hill in England and in order to punish Hill for his suspected crimes against the organisation and to take the heat off their own cells active in Britain at the time it was the IRA themselves who deliberately leaked the false information to the intelligence services about Conlon and Hill being involved in the Guilford bombings , not as the film shows a jealous boyfriend . Hill was also later found guilty of the murder of a former soldier though is never shown in the film and it`s this playing hard and loose with the facts that almost threatens to destroy the film . It could have been worse though , there might have been the suggestion that the bombing could have been a mass suicide

    Well that`s the bad points out of the way . What`s IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER`s good points ? Well Jim Sheridan directs with a real kinetic force especially the early scene where Conlon is pursued by the Brits against a voodoo chile soundscape . Sheridan also gets the very best out of his cast . Emma Thompson is good as the crusading lawyer , Pete Postlethwaite is very good as Guiseppe Conlon , but the outstanding performance is by Daniel Day Lewis as Gerry Conlon . Has anyone noticed the bitter Irony of a film about injustice features one of the greatest injustices commited by the Oscar board voters where they gave that year`s best actor Oscar to a very average performance by Tom Hanks ? No wonder more and more people view the Oscars as a popularity contest . And despite my above criticisms about the facts - or lack of them - IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER can in no way be described as a pro IRA film in the way that THE DEVIL`S OWN or SOME MOTHER`S SON are
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 25, 1994 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • En el nombre del padre
    • Filming locations
      • Kilmainham Jail, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland(Jail scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Hell's Kitchen Films
      • Universal Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $25,096,862
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $109,805
      • Jan 2, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $65,796,862
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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