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In the Name of the Father

Year:

1994

Duration:

133 min

Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

IMDB rate:

8.1

Director:

Jim Sheridan

Awards:

Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 15 nominations

Details

Country: Ireland

Release Date: 1994-02-25

Filming Locations: Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Earnings

Budget: $13,000,000

Gross: $25,096,862 (USA) (23 June 1994)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jamie Harris

Alison Crosbie

Girl in Pub

Daniel Day-Lewis

Gerry Conlon

Philip King

Guildford Soldier

Emma Thompson

Gareth Peirce

Nye Heron

IRA Man 1

Anthony Brophy

Danny

Frankie McCafferty

Tommo

Paul Warriner

Soldier

Julian Walsh

Soldier

Stuart Wolfenden

Soldier (as Stuart Wolvenden)

Jo Connor

Bin Lady

Karen Carlisle

Female Rioter

Seamus Moran

IRA Man 2

Billy Byrne

IRA Man 3

Maureen McBride

Mother

Jane Nolan

Girl with Baby

Laurence Griffin

Boy in Riot

Jason Murtagh

Boy in Riot

Kelly McKeavney

Young Girl

Joanna Irvine

Ann Conlon

Fiona Daly

IRA Woman

Catherine Dunne

Woman on Balcony

Pete Postlethwaite

Giuseppe Conlon

Anna Meegan

Granny Conlon

Marie Jones

Sarah Conlon

Leah McCullagh

Bridie Conlon

John Lynch

Paul Hill

Beatie Edney

Carole Richardson

Saffron Burrows

Girl in Commune

Mark Sheppard

Paddy Armstrong

Britta Smith

Annie Maguire

Don Baker

Joe McAndrew

Barbara Mulcahy

Marian

Mick Tohill

Man in Bookies

Peter Sheridan Sr.

Manager of Bookies (as Peter Sheridan Snr.)

Joe McPartland

Charlie Burke

Stanley Townsend

Hooker's Driver

Corin Redgrave

Robert Dixon

Gerard McSorley

Detective Pavis

Tim Perrin

Detective

Tony Denham

Detective

Rob Spendlove

Detective

Philip Davis

Detective

Martin Murphy

Detective

Richard Graham

Detective

Oliver Maguire

Detective

Maurice Kehoe

Detective

Rachael Dowling

Policewoman

Tina Kellegher

Policewoman

Ronan Wilmot

Paddy Maguire

Maclean Burke

Young Vincent Maguire

Joe Jeffers

Young Patrick Maguire

Alistair Findlay

Forensic Scientist

Peter Howitt

Remand Prison Officer

Sean Lawlor

Remand Prison Officer

Brian de Salvo

Remand Prison Officer

Luke Hayden

Remand Prison Officer

Aiden Grennell

Trial Judge (as Aidan Grennell)

Daniel Massey

Prosecutor

Bosco Hogan

Defense Counsel

Kenneth Edge

Jury Foreman

Aine O'Connor

Dixon's Wife

Guy Carleton

Prison Admissions Officer

John Benfield

Chief PO Barker

Dave Duffy

Prison Officer

Martin Dunne

Prison Officer

Larry Murphy

Old Prison Officer

Richard Michaelis

Cockney Prisoner

Mal Whyte

Cockney Prisoner

John Gallagher

Cockney Prisoner

Marcus Lynch

Cockney Prisoner

Frank Harper

Ronnie Smalls

Jer O'Leary

Prisoner John O'Brien

Joe Cashman

Prisoner (as Joey Cashman)

Alan Amsby

Prisoner

Paul O'Grady

Prisoner (as Paul Savage)

Owen Conroy

Prisoner

Dee Man Kole

Prisoner

Bernard Pellegrinetti

Prisoner

Emeka Okeki

Prisoner

Alan O'Connor

Prisoner

Mario McGovern

Prisoner

John Joe Fontana

Prisoner

Terry O'Neill

Prisoner

Joey Legaspi

Prisoner

Jimmie Bergin

Prisoner

John Higgins

Prisoner

Paterson Joseph

Benbay

Malcolm Tierney

Home Office Official

Iain Montague

Leader of Delegation

Paul Raynor

New Chief Prison Officer

Clodagh Conroy

Dixon's Secretary

Peter Sheridan

Priest

Darren McHugh

Dixon's Son

Peter Campbell

Government Official

Alan Barry

Archivist Jenkins

Jonathan Ryan

Scottish Governor

John Pickles

Procedural Court Judge

Liam O'Callaghan

Archivist 2

Denys Hawthorne

Appeal Judge

Tom Wilkinson

Appeal Prosecutor

Deirdre Mulrooney

Lady with a Baby (uncredited)

Reamonn O'Byrne

Extra (uncredited)

Trevor Stynes

Police Officer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Gabriel Byrne had purchased the rights to Gerry Conlon's book "Proved Innocent" and had intended to play Gerry himself but decided to let Daniel Day-Lewis play the part and just serve as executive producer instead.

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In real life Gerry and Giuseppe did not share a cell in prison.

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The character of Inspector Dixon is a mix of several police officers connected to the case.

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Goofs

The poster of Jimi Hendrix in the jail cell is a 1993 MCA reissue.

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Gareth Peirce, a solicitor, is seen addressing the court. At the time of the trial, solicitors did not have "rights of audience" and could not, therefore, address the court. At that time, only barristers could do this.

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During the riot, Gerry's sister and her friend are on the swings, she says, "Oh, my God," but clearly that is not what she is saying.

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Quotes

Gareth Peirce: [With tears in her eyes] Well, I think they ought to take the word 'compassion' out of the English dictionary.

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Giuseppe Conlon: I want you have some respect.

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Appeal Prosecutor: My Lord, this is new evidence.

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