In the name of truth... In the name of justice... In the name of love.
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.
Dramaprisonrebellionbased on novel or bookparent child relationshipfaith1970sbiographynorthern irelandtrialthiefpolice corruptiontorture
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and overwhelming.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Daniel Day-LewisGerry Conlon
- Pete PostlethwaiteGiuseppe Conlon
- Emma ThompsonGareth Peirce
- John LynchPaul Hill
- Corin RedgraveRobert Dixon
- Beatie EdneyCarole Richardson
- John BenfieldChief PO Barker
- Paterson JosephBenbay
- Marie JonesSarah Conlon
- Gerard McSorleyBelfast Detective Pavis
Crew
- Jim SheridanDirector
- Jim SheridanScreenplay
- Terry GeorgeScreenplay
- Peter BiziouDirector of Photography
- Trevor JonesOriginal Music Composer
- Gerry HamblingEditor
- Jim SheridanProducer
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