In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father is a 1993 biographical crime drama film co-written and directed by Jim Sheridan. It is based on the true story of the Guildford Four, four people falsely convicted of the 1974 Guildford pub bombings that killed four off-duty British soldiers and a civilian. The screenplay was adapted by Terry George and Jim Sheridan from the 1990 autobiography Proved Innocent: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four by Gerry Conlon.
Plot
In Belfast, Gerry Conlon is mistaken as an IRA sniper by British security forces and pursued until a riot breaks out. Gerry is sent to London by his father Giuseppe to dissuade an IRA reprisal against him.
Awards
Cast
- Beatie Edney
- Corin Redgrave
- Daniel Day-Lewis
- Daniel Massey
- Don Baker
- Emma Thompson
- Frank Harper
- Gerard McSorley
- Jamie Harris
- John Benfield
- John Lynch
- Jürgen Rißmann
- Marie Jones
- Mark Sheppard
- Paterson Joseph
- Pete Postlethwaite
- Peter Howitt
- Phil Davis
- Richard Graham
- Saffron Burrows
- Stanley Townsend
- Stuart Wolfenden
- Tom Wilkinson