If it had been written as a piece of fiction no one would have believed it, but In the Name of the Father is the true story of one of the most shocking episodes in British legal history. Dealing with the events surrounding the Guildford pub bombing in 1974 and the subsequent 15-year fight for justice, the film portrays a nation .. Read more
| Starring | Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson, Pete Postlethwaite, Anthony Brophy |
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| Director | Jim Sheridan |
| Genres | Drama |
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If it had been written as a piece of fiction no one would have believed it, but In the Name of the Father is the true story of one of the most shocking episodes in British legal history. Dealing with the events surrounding the Guildford pub bombing in 1974 and the subsequent 15-year fight for justice, the film portrays a nation in the grip of an anti-system, desperate to find culprits at any cost, however immoral, illegal or brutal. By playing out the drama in personal as well as political terms--the relationship between Gerry Conlon (Day-Lewis) and his father (Pete Postlethwaite) becomes the story's centrepiece--the film works on numerous levels, but the events are no less shameful for it. The court case that ultimately freed the three men and one woman only takes centre stage for the last 20 minutes but despite that--and the fact that the outcome is no secret--it is high drama and completely gripping. This is an unmissable example of genuinely courageous cinema.
On the DVD: Where the real-life events behind the film might have offered huge scope for additional material, the DVD provides little beyond production and cast notes. The film's re-creation of both 1970s Belfast and London is very realistic, intensified by the anamorphic screen ratio, and the excellent soundtrack (including Bono, Sinead O'Connor and Thin Lizzy), which helps drive the action, is intensified by the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. --Phil Udell
| Starring | Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson, Pete Postlethwaite, Anthony Brophy, Frankie McCafferty |
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| Director | Jim Sheridan |
| Studio | UCA |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 7 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1993 To Rent: DVD: 15 Jan 2008 |
A true story, filled with a righteous indignation and deftly told, but debasing its own authenticity with its final, hollow court-room scene which is not only completely invented and inaccurate in its portrayal of British procedure, but is played like the
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I'm a free man, and I'm going out the front door.
'In The Name of the Father' is an impeccable film that will leave its mark in any sensible viewer.
The film recreates a true historical event... read more »
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you dont need to know the history
'hunger' was a great film, but 'in the name of the father' had a larger impact on me.
it was more emotional; captured the emotional ... read more »
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Could easily watch again and again!
Thoroughly enjoyed the film, shows the injustice in the British legal system and how minorities are excluded from British society.
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watch this now
Loved this film. Based on a true story, incredible acting, emotive sound track and gripping themes. I would really recommend this film.
Emma Thompson is set to return to the big screen as the lawyer who earned her an Oscar nomination in 1994. Thompson scored a Best Supporting Actress nod for her portrayal of attorney Gareth Peirce in In The Name of the Father, and now Screen Daily reports Thompson is slated to play the real-life character again in courtroom thriller The Secret Evidence. In the film, Thompson's character aids a young couple caught up in a terrorism drama. Nicholas Racz, who was detained under house arrest for... Read more
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