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In the Name of the Father - Jim Sheridan

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Directed by: 
Jim Sheridan
Story by: 
Gerry Conlon
Screenplay by: 
Jim Sheridan
Terry George
Produced by: 
Jim Sheridan
Release year: 
1993
Country: 
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
United States of America
Runtime: 
133min
Genre: 
Biographical film
Thriller
Drama
Music by: 
Trevor Jones
Locations: 
Ardmore Studios
Dublin
Kilmainham Gaol
Liverpool
London
Soundtrack: 
In the Name of the Father
Subjects: 
Terrorism
Tagline: 
Falsely accused. Wrongly imprisoned. He fought for justice to clear his father's name.
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Plot: 
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. Bullied by the British police, he and four of his friends are coerced into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends 15 years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence with the help of a British attorney, Gareth Peirce. Based on a true story.
Cast: 
Daniel Day-Lewis
as
Gerry Conlon
Pete Postlethwaite
as
Giuseppe Conlon
Emma Thompson
as
Gareth Peirce
Mark Sheppard
as
Paddy Armstrong
John Lynch
as
Paul Hill
Gerard McSorley
as
Detective Pavis
Corin Redgrave
as
Robert Dixon
Tom Wilkinson
as
Appeal Prosecutor
Paul O'Grady
as
Prisoner #3
Frankie McCafferty
as
Tommo
Paul Warriner
as
Soldier #1
(
Soldier #1 character acted by Paul Warriner,exact fictional character name is not clear.
)
Anthony Brophy
as
Danny
Nye Heron
as
IRA Man #1
Stuart Wolfenden
as
Soldier #3
(
Soldier #3 character acted by Stuart Wolfenden, exact fictional character name is not clear.
)
Alison Crosbie
as
Girl in Pub
Philip King
as
Guildford Soldier
Julian Walsh
as
Soldier #2
Jo Connor
as
Bin Lady
Karen Carlisle
as
Female Rioter
Seamus Moran
as
IRA Man #2
Billy Byrne
as
IRA Man #3
Maureen McBride
as
Mother
Jane Nolan
as
Girl with Baby
Laurence Griffin
as
Boy in Riot #1
Jason Murtagh
as
Boy in Riot #2
Kelly McKeavney
as
Young Girl
Joanna Irvine
as
Ann Conlon
Fiona Daly
as
IRA Woman
Catherine Dunne
as
Woman on Balcony
Anna Meegan
as
Granny Conlon
Marie Jones
as
Sarah Conlon
Leah McCullagh
as
Bridie Conlon
Beatie Edney
as
Carole Richardson
Saffron Burrows
as
Girl in Commune
Jamie Harris
as
Deptford Jim
Britta Smith
as
Annie Maguire
Don Baker
as
Joe McAndrew
Barbara Mulcahy
as
Marian
Mick Tohill
as
Man in Bookies
Peter Sheridan Sr.
as
Manager of Bookies
Joe McPartland
as
Charlie Burke
Stanley Townsend
as
Hooker's Driver
Tim Perrin
as
Detective #1
Anthony Denham
as
Detective #2
Rob Spendlove
as
Detective #3
Phil Davis
as
Detective #4
Martin Murphy
as
Detective #5
Richard Graham
as
Detective #6
Oliver Maguire
as
Detective #7
Maurice Kehoe
as
Detective #8
Rachael Dowling
as
Policewoman #1
Tina Kellegher
as
Policewoman #2
Ronan Wilmot
as
Paddy Maguire
Maclean Burke
as
Young Vincent Maguire
Joe Jeffers
as
Young Patrick Maguire
Alistair Findlay
as
Forensic Scientist
Peter Howitt
as
Remand Prison Officer #1
Sean Lawlor
as
Remand Prison Officer #2
Brian de Salvo
as
Remand Prison Officer #3
Luke Hayden
as
Remand Prison Officer #4
Aiden Grennell
as
Trial Judge
Daniel Massey
as
Prosecutor
Bosco Hogan
as
Defense Counsel
Kenneth Edge
as
Jury Foreman
Aine O'Connor
as
Dixon's Wife
Guy Carleton
as
Prison Admissions Officer
John Benfield
as
Chief PO Barker
Dave Duffy
as
Prison Officer #1
Martin Dunne
as
Prison Officer #2
Larry Murphy
as
Old Prison Officer
Richard Michaelis
as
Cockney Prisoner #1
Mal Whyte
as
Cockney Prisoner #2
John Gallagher
as
Cockney Prisoner #3
Marcus Lynch
as
Cockney Prisoner #4
Frank Harper
as
Ronnie Smalls
Jer O'Leary
as
Prisoner John O'Brien
Joe Cashman
as
Prisoner #1
Alan Amsby
as
Prisoner #2
Owen Conroy
as
Prisoner #4
Dee Man Kole
as
Prisoner #5
Bernard Pellegrinetti
as
Prisoner #6
Emeka Okeki
as
Prisoner #7
Alan O'Connor
as
Prisoner #8
Mario McGovern
as
Prisoner #9
John Joe Fontana
as
Prisoner #10
Terry O'Neill
as
Prisoner #11
Joey Legaspi
as
Prisoner #12
Jimmie Bergin
as
Prisoner #13
John Higgins
as
Prisoner #14
Paterson Joseph
as
Benbay
Malcolm Tierney
as
Home Office Official
Iain Montague
as
Leader of Delegation
Paul Raynor
as
New Chief Prison Officer
Clodagh Conroy
as
Dixon's Secretary
Peter Sheridan
as
Priest
Darren McHugh
as
Dixon's Son
Peter Campbell
as
Government Official
Alan Barry
as
Archivist Jenkins
Jonathan Ryan
as
Scottish Governor
John Pickles
as
Procedural Court Judge

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