In the Name of the Father (1993) awards. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing In the Name of the Father near you. Overview of In the Name of the Father, 1993, directed by Jim Sheridan, with Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson. In the Name of the Father Story of Gerry Conlon. IMDb > In the Name of the Father (1993) Watch It. In the Name of the Father. Giuseppe Conlon's name is spelled 'Guiseppe.'. 23,976 fps Review and leech: https://sites.google.com/site/reviewphim/movies-review/1993/in-the-name-of-the-father-1993.
Gerry Conlon Dead: 'In the Name of the Father' Subject Dies at 6. LONDON – Gerry Conlon, the Irishman wrongly convicted of an IRA bomb attack in the U. K. His father Guiseppe Conlon – portrayed by Pete Postlethwaite – died while serving his sentence. In the Name of the Father, which was adapted from Conlon’s autobiography Proved Innocent: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four, was very well received upon release, winning the Golden Bear at the 4. Berlin International Film Festival.
It went on to receive seven Academy Award nominations, including for best director, best actor for Day- Lewis, best supporting actor for Postlethwaite and best supporting actress for Emma Thompson, who played a British human rights lawyer who successfully had Conlon’s conviction overturned. The case of the Guildford Four was hugely embarrassing for the British legal system, with the lawyerr proving that the police had lied and heavily manipulated notes to ensure a guilty verdict. In 2. 00. 5, then- Prime Minister Tony Blair apologized to those who had been wrongfully imprisoned for the bombings, saying that he was “very sorry that they were subject to such an ordeal and injustice.
In the Name of the Father Year 1993 Running Time 135 min. Jim Sheridan's IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER tells the tumultuous and wrenching tale of a man wrongfully.
In the Name of the Father Studio: Universal Release Date: December 31, 1993 Domestic Gross: $25,096,862 Running Time: 133 mins. Genre: Drama / Thriller. In the Name of the Father Synopsis. A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon. In the Name of the Father Credits.