In the Name of the Father [Blu-ray]

Director: Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan

Overview

True story of Irish youth wrongly convicted for IRA bombing in 1974 as he and his father are taken to prison and forgotten. Powerful drama details their fight to survive in prison and to reveal the truth of their innocence.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/21/2020
UPC:	0191329143223
Original Release:	1993
Rating:	R
Source:	Universal
Language:	English
Time:	2:13:00
Sales rank:	6,422

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Daniel Day-Lewis	Gerry Conlon
Pete Postlethwaite	Giuseppe Conlon
Pete Postlewaite	Giuseppe Conlon
Emma Thompson	Gareth Peirce
Corin Redgrave	Robert Dixon
John Lynch	Paul Hill,Cockney Prisoner,Cockney Prisoner
Beatie Edney	Carole Richardson
John Benfield	Chief PO Barker
Paterson Joseph	Benbay
Marie Jones	Sarah Conlon,Sarah Conlon,Composer
Gerard McSorley	Belfast Detective Pavis
Mark Sheppard	Paddy Armstrong
Don Baker	Joe McAndrew
Frank Harper	Ronnie Smalls
Alison Crosbie	Girl in Pub
Anthony Brophy	Danny,Danny
Nye Heron	IRA Man 1
Julian Walsh	Soldier,Soldier
Frankie McCafferty	Tommo
Stuart Wolfenden	Soldier
Jo Connor	Bin Lady,Bin Lady
Paul Warriner	Soldier
Karen Carlisle	Female Rioter,Female Rioter
Stuart Wolvenden	Soldier
Maureen McBride	Mother,Mother
Jane Nolan	Girl with baby,Girl with baby
Billy Byrne	IRA Man 3,IRA Man 3
Laurence Griffin	Boy in riot,Boy in riot
Seamus Moran	IRA Man 2
Jason Murtagh	Boy in riot,Boy in riot
Kelly McKeavney	Young Girl,Young Girl
Joanna Irvine	Ann Conlon,Ann Conlon
Anna Megan	Granny Conlon
Leah McCullagh	Bridie Conlon,Bridie Conlon
Jamie Harris	Deptford Jim,Deptford Jim
Britta Smith	Annie Maguire,Annie Maguire
Fiona Daly	IRA Woman
Mick Tohill	Man in Bookies,Man in Bookies
Catherine Dunne	Woman on Balcony,Prison Officer,Prison Officer
Saffron Burrows	Girl in Commune,Girl in Commune
Anna Meegan	Granny Conlon
Joe McPartland	Charlie Burke,Charlie Burke
Stanley Townsend	Hooker's Driver,Hooker's Driver
Tim Perrin	Detective,Detective
Peter Sheridan	Manager of Bookies,Priest
Tony Denham	Detective,Detective
Rob Spendlove	Detective,Detective
Barbara Mulcahy	Marian
Oliver Maguire	Detective,Detective
Phil Davis	Detective
Tina Kellegher	Policewoman,Policewoman
Richard Graham	Detective
Ronan Wilmot	Paddy Maguire,Paddy Maguire
MacLean Burke	Young Vincent Maguire,Young Vincent Maguire
Joe Jeffers	Young Patrick Maguire,Young Patrick Maguire
Maurice Kehoe	Detective,Detective
Alistair Findlay	Forensic Scientist,Forensic Scientist
Rachael Dowling	Policewoman,Policewoman
Sean Lawlor	Remand Prison Officer,Remand Prison Officer
Brian de Salvo	Remand Prison Officer,Remand Prison Officer
Luke Hayden	Remand Prison Officer,Remand Prison Officer
Aiden Grennell	Trial Judge,Trial Judge
Daniel Massey	Prosecutor,Prosecutor
Peter Howitt	Remand Prison Officer
Bosco Hogan	Defense Counsel,Defense Counsel
Kenneth Edge	Jury Foreman,Jury Foreman
Aine O'Connor	Dixon's Wife,Dixon's Wife,Prisoner
Peter P. Croudins	Remand Prison Officer
Dave Duffy	Prison Officer,Prison Officer
Gary Hudson	Nick Sharkey
Michelle Moffett	Carol
Guy Carleton	Prison Admissions Officer,Prison Admissions Officer
Nuala Moiselle	Actor
Jer O'Leary	Prisoner John O'Brien,Prisoner John O'Brien
Patsy Pollock	Actor
Robert Sampson	Actor
Brandy Sanders	Elaine
Larry Murphy	Old Prison Officer,Detective
Brenda Swanson	Judy Miller
Richard Michaelis	Cockney Prisoner,Cockney Prisoner
Jan-Michael Vincent	Tom
Mal Whyte	Cockney Prisoner,Cockney Prisoner
John Gallagher	Cockney Prisoner
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs	Actor
George Shannon	Actor
Philip King	Guildford Soldier
Alan Amsby	Prisoner,Prisoner
Paul O'Grady	Prisoner
Owen Conroy	Prisoner,Prisoner,Dixon's Secretary
Dee Man Kole	Prisoner,Prisoner
Bernard Pellegrinetti	Prisoner,Prisoner
Richard Graham	Detective
Emeka Okeki	Prisoner,Prisoner
Mario McGovern	Prisoner,Prisoner
John Joe Fontana	Prisoner,Prisoner
Terry O'Neill	Prisoner
Aidan Grenell	Trial Judge
Joey Legaspi	Prisoner,Prisoner
Jimmie Bergin	Prisoner,Prisoner
John Higgins	Prisoner,Prisoner
Malcolm Tierney	Home Office Official
Iain Montague	Leader of Delegation,Leader of Delegation
Paul Raynor	New Chief Prison Officer
Paul Savage	Prisoner
Darren McHugh	Dixon's Son
Peter Campbell	Government Official
Alan Barry	Archivist Jenkins
Jonathan Ryan	Scottish Governor
Peter Campbell	Government Official
John Pickles	Procedural Court Judge,Procedural Court Judge
Liam O'Callaghan	Archivist 2
Denys Hawthorne	Appeal Judge
Tom Wilkinson	Appeal Prosecutor
Philip King	Guildford Soldier
Lou Castel	Salvatore

Technical Credits

Jim Sheridan

Terry George

Jim Sheridan	Director,Producer,Director,Screenwriter,Screenwriter,Producer
Arthur Lappin	Producer
Gabriel Byrne	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Terry George	Screenwriter,Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

A true story (though some of its factual accuracy has been disputed) about four Irish friends falsely imprisoned for an IRA bombing, this impassioned, expertly performed film from Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan is one of several '90s films to deal with Ireland's involvement with terrorism. Among its various virtues is the heartbreaking pas de deux between the incarcerated onscreen father and son, magnificently played by Pete Postlethwaite and Daniel Day-Lewis, respectively. This story thread is as important as the political strife the movie depicts, which is why it makes such a profound impact. This motion picture reunited Sheridan with the Oscar-winning star of his breakthrough 1989 film My Left Foot (Day-Lewis) and received seven major Oscar nominations, but in a highly competitive year that also saw Schindler's List and The Piano competing for prizes, the film went home empty-handed.