In the Name of the Father 1993

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 133 min

genre: crime

theme: biographical drama

director: Jim Sheridan

Score: 8 / 10

In the Name of the Father is a 1993 biographical crime drama film directed by Jim Sheridan, and written by Sheridan and Terry George, based on the 1990 autobiography Proved Innocent by Gerry Conlon. A co-production between Ireland and the United Kingdom, it tells the 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.

Plot

In Belfast, Gerry Conlon is mistaken for an IRA sniper by British security forces and pursued until a riot breaks out. Gerry is sent to London by his father Giuseppe to discourage an IRA reprisal against him.

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author	Jim Sheridan Terry George
award	Golden Bear National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
contentLocation	Belfast London Northern Ireland
director	Jim Sheridan
editor	Gerry Hambling
events	Guildford Four Irish Republican Army miscarriage of justice The Troubles
genre	crime drama political
keywords	an explosion in guildford arrest bomb british army bury capture confession even forced confession gareth peirce gerry conlon guildford four and maguire seven guildford pub bombings ira kill life imprisonment maguire seven milltown cemetery police investigation prevention of terrorism acts prison guard riot royal ulster constabulary sniper their interrogation tuberculosis wrongdoing wrongly accused
musicBy	Trevor Jones
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay European Film Award for Best Film
producer	Jim Sheridan
productionCompany	Hell's Kitchen Films
publisher	United International Pictures Universal Pictures
recordedAt	Dublin Kilmainham Gaol Liverpool Sheriff Street South Lotts
theme	biographical drama legal northern prison