In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father is a 1993 biographical courtroom 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, which 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.
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
- Mark Sheppard
- Paterson Joseph
- Pete Postlethwaite
- Peter Howitt
- Phil Davis
- Richard Graham
- Saffron Burrows
- Stanley Townsend
- Stuart Wolfenden
- Tom Wilkinson
More details
| author | Jim Sheridan Terry George |
|---|---|
| award | Golden Bear National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | Northern Ireland |
| director | Jim Sheridan |
| editor | Gerry Hambling |
| events | Guildford Four Irish Republican Army miscarriage of justice The Troubles |
| genre | drama political |
| 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 | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | Kilmainham Gaol |
| theme | biographical biographical drama legal northern prison |