Movie: In the Name of the Father (1993)
“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 Liza Esser {essereli@student.msu.edu}”
- Director: Jim Sheridan
- Release Date: 25 February 1994 (USA)
- Run Time: 133 min
- Country: Ireland , UK
- Genre: Biography , Drama
- MPAA: Rated R for language and politically-generated violence.
Tagline: Falsely accused. Wrongly imprisoned. He fought for justice to clear his father’s name.
Trivia: Gabriel Byrne had purchased the rights to Gerry Conlon’s book “Proved Innocent” and had intended to play Gerry himself but decided to let Daniel Day-Lewis play the part and just serve as executive producer instead.
Goofs: Continuity: When Gerry is released from prison, policemen standing behind him on the steps disappear and reappear between shots.