In the Name of the Father
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In the Name of the Father

In the name of truth... In the name of justice... In the name of love.

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.

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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.

Released December 27, 1993

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Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Gerry Conlon

Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

Giuseppe Conlon

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Gareth Peirce

John Lynch

John Lynch

Paul Hill

Corin Redgrave

Corin Redgrave

Robert Dixon

Beatie Edney

Beatie Edney

Carole Richardson

John Benfield

John Benfield

Chief PO Barker

Paterson Joseph

Paterson Joseph

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