DVD
In the name of the father
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
In English or French, with optional Spanish subtitles ; English captions.
Performers
Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, John Lynch, Corin Redgrave, Mark Sheppard, Gerard McSorley.
Publication Information
Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video, [1998]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Summary
Based on the true story of Gerry Conlon, a young Irish punk who is caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and forced to confess to a terrorist bombing. He and his father, along with friends of Gerry, are found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. There, his father shows his true strength, and Gerry works to prove their innocence and clear his father's name.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the autobiographical book "Proved innocent" by Gerry Conlon.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.