Release Year:
1993MMPA Rating:
NRNetflix Star Rating:
3.9 / 5 StarsAvailable Since:
November 01, 2011In the Name of the Father
Nominated for seven Oscars in 1993, this biopic features the dramatic prowess of Daniel Day-Lewis as the Irishman Gerry Conlon, who was wrongfully sentenced to life in prison for an IRA terrorist attack that killed four people. As if a forced confession weren't enough injustice, the police work to implicate Conlon's father (Pete Postlethwaite) in the same crime. Emma Thompson plays the lawyer who worked for years to uncover the truth.
Cast Summary:
Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, Philip King, Frankie McCafferty, Anthony Brophy, Paul Warriner, Nye Heron