In the Name of the Father [Blu-ray]

Director: Jim Sheridan, Emma Thompson, John Lynch, Pete Postlethwaite, Saffron Burrows, Daniel Day-Lewis, Mark Sheppard, Anthony Brophy

Overview

True story of Irish youth wrongly convicted for IRA bombing in 1974 as he and his father are taken to prison and forgotten. Powerful drama details their fight to survive in prison and to reveal the truth of their innocence.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/07/2013
UPC:	0025192170805
Original Release:	1993
Rating:	R
Source:	Universal Studios
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:13:00
Sales rank:	28,738

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Daniel Day-Lewis	Gerry Conlon
Pete Postlewaite	Giuseppe Conlon
Emma Thompson	Gareth Pierce
Corin Redgrave	Dixon
John Lynch	Hill
Paterson Joseph	Benbay
Britta Smith	Annie
Don Baker	McAndrew
Joanna Irvine	Ann Conlon
Beatie Edney	Carole Richardson
Gerard McSorley	Belfast Detective Pavis
Daniel Massey	Prosecutor
John Benfield	Chief PO Barker
Mark Sheppard	Paddy Armstrong
Alison Crosbie	Girl in Pub
Philip King	Guildford Soldier
Nye Heron	1st IRA Man
Anthony Brophy	Danny
Frankie McCafferty	Tommo
Paul Warriner	Soldier
Julian Walsh	Soldier
Stuart Wolvenden	Soldier
Jo Connor	Bin Lady
Karen Carlisle	Female Rioter
Seamus Moran	2nd Ira Man
Billy Byrne	3rd Ira Man
Maureen McBride	Mother
Jane Nolan	Girl with Baby
Laurence Griffin	Boy in Riot
Jason Murtaugh	Boy in Riot
Kelly McKeavney	Young Girl
Fiona Daly	IRA Woman
Catherine Dunne	Woman on Balcony,Prison Officer
Anna Meegan	Granny Conlon
Marie Jones	Sarah Conlon,Composer
Leah McCullagh	Bridie Conlon
Saffron Burrows	Girl in Commune
Jamie Harris	Deptford Jim
Barbara Mulcahy	Marian
Ronan Wilmot	Paddy Maguire
MacLean Burke	Young Vincent Maguire
Joe Jeffers	Young Patrick Maguire
Aidan Grennell	Trial Judge
Bosco Hogan	Defense Counsel
Kenneth Edge	Jury Foreman
Frank Harper	Ronnie Smalls
Jer O'Leary	Prisoner John O'Brien
Stuart Wolfenden	Soldier
Pete Postlethwaite	Giuseppe Conlon
Jason Murtagh	Boy in Riot
Drama	Actor
Mick Tohill	Man in Bookies
Peter Sheridan	Manager of Bookies
Joe McPartland	Charlie Burke
Stanley Townsend	Hooker's Driver
Gary Hudson	Nick Sharkey
Michelle Moffett	Carol
Nuala Moiselle	Actor
Patsy Pollock	Actor
Robert Sampson	Actor
Brandy Sanders	Elaine
Brenda Swanson	Judy Miller
Jan-Michael Vincent	Tom
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs	Actor
George Shannon	Actor
Tony Denham	Detective
Rob Spendlove	Detective
Philip Davis	Detective
Mart?n Murphy	Detective
Richard Graham	Detective
Oliver Maguire	Detective
Rachel Dowling	Policewoman
Tina Kellegher	Policewoman
Sean Lawlor	Remand Prison Officer
Aidan Grenell	Trial Judge
Dave Duffy	Prison Officer
Mal Whyte	Cockney Prisoner
Paul Savage	Prisoner
Malcolm Tierney	Home Office Official
Paul Raynor	New Chief Prison Officer
Darren McHugh	Dixon's Son
Peter Campbell	Government Official
Alan Barry	Archivist Jenkins
Jonathan Ryan	Scottish Governor
Liam O'Callaghan	Archivist 2
Denys Hawthorne	Appeal Judge
Tom Wilkinson	Appeal Prosecutor
Lou Castel	Salvatore

Technical Credits

Terry George

Jim Sheridan

Gerry Conlon

Terry George	Screenwriter
Jim Sheridan	Screenwriter,Producer
Gabriel Byrne	Executive Producer,Producer
Nuala Moiselle	Casting
Patsy Pollock	Casting
Bill Weston	Stunts
Joss Williams	Special Effects
Edward Zwick	Executive Producer
Gerry Conlon	Screenwriter
Nye Heron	Producer
Kent Houston	Special Effects
Anna Behlmer	Sound Effects
Pat Brennan	Sound Effects
Brendan Campbell	Sound Effects
Jim Corcoran	Sound Effects
Ron Davis	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

A true story (though some of its factual accuracy has been disputed) about four Irish friends falsely imprisoned for an IRA bombing, this impassioned, expertly performed film from Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan is one of several '90s films to deal with Ireland's involvement with terrorism. Among its various virtues is the heartbreaking pas de deux between the incarcerated onscreen father and son, magnificently played by Pete Postlethwaite and Daniel Day-Lewis, respectively. This story thread is as important as the political strife the movie depicts, which is why it makes such a profound impact. This motion picture reunited Sheridan with the Oscar-winning star of his breakthrough 1989 film My Left Foot (Day-Lewis) and received seven major Oscar nominations, but in a highly competitive year that also saw Schindler's List and The Piano competing for prizes, the film went home empty-handed.