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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Cast
102 people
Daniel Day-Lewis
Gerry Conlon
Known for
There Will Be Blood
Gangs of New York
Pete Postlethwaite
Giuseppe Conlon
Known for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Inception
Emma Thompson
Gareth Peirce
Known for
Brave
Cruella
John Lynch
Paul Hill
Known for
The Fall
Sliding Doors
Corin Redgrave
Robert Dixon
Known for
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Excalibur
Beatie Edney
Carole Richardson
Known for
Poldark
Highlander
John Benfield
Chief PO Barker
Known for
Cold Skin
Prime Suspect
Paterson Joseph
Benbay
Known for
Timeless
Wonka
Marie Jones
Sarah Conlon
Known for
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
Whole Lotta Sole
Gerard McSorley
Belfast Detective Pavis
Known for
Veronica Guerin
Robin Hood
Frank Harper
Ronnie Smalls
Known for
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Bend It Like Beckham
Mark Sheppard
Paddy Armstrong
Known for
Supernatural
Doom Patrol
Jim Sheridan Director · Terry George Screenplay Gerry Conlon Author
Worldwide gross $66M · Budget $13M · United States release February 25, 1994
Box office
Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$65,796,862
Gross vs. budget
5.1×
Production
Hell's Kitchen
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
Hell's Kitchen Films
Production
Ireland · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Ireland · December 12, 1993
Premiere
Ireland · December 27, 1993
Theatrical
United States · February 25, 1994
Theatrical
Argentina
March 17, 1994 · Theatrical
Australia
January 13, 1994 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 11, 1994 · Theatrical
Canada
January 21, 1994 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 31, 1994 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 18, 1994 · Theatrical
Estonia
December 23, 1994 · Theatrical
Finland
March 11, 1994 · Theatrical
France
March 9, 1994 · Theatrical
Germany
March 17, 1994 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 7, 1994 · Theatrical
Italy
February 18, 1994 · Theatrical
Japan
April 16, 1994 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 8, 1998 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
March 10, 1994 · Theatrical
June 23, 2003 · TV · Nederland 2
August 14, 2008 · Physical · DVD
April 24, 2013 · Physical · Blu ray
Poland
March 25, 1994 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 18, 1994 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 2, 1994 · Theatrical
Spain
February 18, 1994 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 18, 1994 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 18, 1994 · Theatrical · German
March 19, 1994 · Theatrical · French
March 25, 1994 · Theatrical · Italian
Türkiye
February 25, 1994 · Theatrical
Ukraine
July 15, 2015 · Premiere · Odessa International Film Festival
United Kingdom
December 13, 1993 · Premiere · Belfast
December 29, 1993 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles & New York
February 11, 1994 · Theatrical
Uruguay
March 4, 1994 · Theatrical
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