1993 2h 8m Jim Sheridan

In the Name of the Father

Name: In the Name of the Father
Genre: Drama, Crime, Made in Europe
Released: 1993
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, John Lynch

★ 8.1 IMDb

Drama Crime Made in Europe

A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.

Writers Jim Sheridan, Terry George

Cast Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, John Lynch

DP Peter Biziou

Music Trevor Jones

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Awards & Festivals

Nominated Academy Award for Best Picture

Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

Nominated Academy Award for Best Actor

Nominated European Film Award for Best Film

Won Golden Bear

Selection 7th European Film Awards

Nominated Academy Award for Best Director

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