IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (WIDESCREEN) (BILINGUAL)

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• Release Year: 1994
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Academy-Award® winner Daniel Day Lewis gives a impassioned performance in this riveting drama that mirrors one man's 15 year struggle and ultimate triumph over a terrible injustice. ; ; Oscar® winner Emma Thompson co-stars in the gripping film the 'LA Times' calls 'A pollitically charged 'Fugitive'.' ; ; 'In the Name of the Father' tells the true saga of Gerry Conlon. A petty thief in strife torn 70's Belfast, Gerry's main interests are getting drunk and partying, much to the dismay of his quiet, frail father Giuseppe (Pete Postlethwaite). ; ; When Gerry angers the IRA, his father sends him to England, where his antics land him in the wrong place at the wrong time. Innocent, but forced to confess to a savage terrorist bombing, he is sentenced to life in imprisonment as one of the 'Guildford Four'. An innocent Giuseppe is also arrested and jailed, and while behind bars, Gerry slowly learns that his father's seaming weakness marks an unmatched inner strength and wisdom. ; ; Working with a fiercely dedicated lawer (Emma Thompson), Gerry determines to prove his innocence, clear his father's name and expose the truth behind one of the most shameful legal events in recent history.
• Cast: Alison Crosbie, Daniel Day-Lewis, Philip King, Emma Thompson, Nye Heron, Anthony Brophy, Frankie McCafferty, Paul Warriner, Julian Walsh, Stuart Wolfenden, Jo Connor, Karen Carlisle, Seamus Moran, Billy Byrne, Maureen McBride, Jane Nolan, Laurence Griffin, Jason Murtagh, Kelly McKeavney, Joanna Irvine, Fiona Daly, Catherine Dunne, Pete Postlethwaite, Anna Meegan, Marie Jones, Leah McCullagh, John Lynch, Beatie Edney, Saffron Burrows, Mark Sheppard, Jamie Harris, Britta Smith, Don Baker, Barbara Mulcahy, Mick Tohill, Peter Sheridan Sr., Joe McPartland, Stanley Townsend, Corin Redgrave, Gerard McSorley, Tim Perrin, Tony Denham, Rob Spendlove, Philip Davis, Martin Murphy, Richard Graham, Oliver Maguire, Maurice Kehoe, Rachael Dowling, Tina Kellegher, Ronan Wilmot, Maclean Burke, Joe Jeffers, Alistair Findlay, Peter Howitt, Sean Lawlor, Brian de Salvo, Luke Hayden, Aiden Grennell, Daniel Massey, Bosco Hogan, Kenneth Edge, Aine O'Connor, Guy Carleton, John Benfield, Dave Duffy, Martin Dunne, Larry Murphy, Richard Michaelis, Mal Whyte, John Gallagher, Marcus Lynch, Frank Harper, Jer O'Leary, Joe Cashman, Alan Amsby, Paul O'Grady, Owen Conroy, Dee Man Kole, Bernard Pellegrinetti, Emeka Okeki, Alan O'Connor, Mario McGovern, John Joe Fontana, Terry O'Neill, Joey Legaspi, Jimmie Bergin, John Higgins, Paterson Joseph, Malcolm Tierney, Iain Montague, Paul Raynor, Clodagh Conroy, Peter Sheridan, Darren McHugh, Peter Campbell, Alan Barry, Jonathan Ryan, John Pickles, Liam O'Callaghan, Jim Sheridan, Gerry Conlon, Terry George
• Director: Jim Sheridan
• Runtime: 2:13
• Company: Universal Pictures
• Media Format: Movie