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A man's coerced confession to an IRA bombing he did not commit results in the imprisonment of his father as well. An English lawyer fights to free them.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alison Crosbie ...
Girl in Pub
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Philip King ...
Guildford Soldier
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Nye Heron ...
IRA Man 1
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Danny
Frankie McCafferty ...
Tommo
Paul Warriner ...
Soldier
Julian Walsh ...
Soldier
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
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Storyline

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. Written by &view=simple&sort=alpha">Liza Esser <essereli@student.msu.edu>

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pub | police | lawyer | justice | thief | See more »

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Falsely accused. Wrongly imprisoned. He fought for justice to clear his father's name. See more »


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and politically-geneRated violence | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

25 February 1994 (USA)  »

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En el nombre del padre  »

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$25,010,410 (USA)
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Trivia

The character of Inspector Dixon is a mix of several police officers connected to the case. See more »

Goofs

The clip from The Godfather, which the inmates are watching just before they murder the prison guard, is out of sequence. See more »

Quotes

Gerry Conlon: When can I go back to Belfast?
Detective: Next time you'll see Belfast, they'll be flying day trips to the moon.
Gerry Conlon: I always wanted to be an astronaut.
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Featured in The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) See more »

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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
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Stunning.
29 March 2001 | by (Oldham, Gtr Manchester, England.) – See all my reviews

Words cannot accurately describe how affecting this movie is.

The story itself is harrowing, but the way in which Day Lewis portrays Gerry Conlon is heartbreaking at times. Several scenes in the film may be hard to take for those with a sensitive nature.

Captures the mood and the time perfectly for someone like me, who is not Irish, lives nowhere near Guildford and wasn't even alive at the time of the pub bombings.

I really wasn't expecting anything special when I sat down to watch this. I could not have been more wrong.

The soundtrack is great without exception too!

A total and utter classic.


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