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Director:
Jim Sheridan
Writers (WGA):
Gerry Conlon (autobiographical book "Proved Innocent")
Terry George (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
25 February 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
Falsely accused. Wrongly imprisoned. He fought for justice to clear his father's name. more
Plot:
Man's coerced confession to an IRA bombing he didn't do imprisons his father as well; a British lawyer helps fight for their freedom. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 7 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 12 nominations more
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Innocence Is Not An Absolute more (104 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Alison Crosbie ... Girl in Pub
Philip King ... Guildford Soldier

Emma Thompson ... Gareth Peirce
Nye Heron ... IRA Man 1

Daniel Day-Lewis ... Gerry Conlon
Anthony Brophy ... Danny
Frankie McCafferty ... Tommo
Paul Warriner ... Soldier
Julian Walsh ... Soldier
Stuart Wolfenden ... Soldier (as Stuart Wolvenden)
Jo Connor ... Bin Lady
Karen Carlisle ... Female Rioter
Seamus Moran ... IRA Man 2
Billy Byrne ... IRA Man 3
Maureen McBride ... Mother
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and politically-generated violence.
Runtime:
133 min
Country:
Ireland | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby | DTS

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In preparation for his role, Daniel Day-Lewis lost 30 pounds and spent nights in the jail cell on the set as crew members threw water and verbal abuse at him. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the final court scene, Paul Hill is clearly shown with long hair and a ponytail. However, soon after he is shown as having short hair. more
Quotes:
[On the alibi for Gerry Conlon and Paul Hill]
Appeal Prosecutor: My Lord, this is new evidence.
Appeal Judge: It is shocking new evidence.
Appeal Prosecutor: My lord, this evidence was not submitted at the trial that is under appeal.
Appeal Judge: That, I believe, is the point that Mrs Pierce is trying to make. Proceed, Mrs Pierce.
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Soundtrack:
Whiskey in the Jar more

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18 out of 28 people found the following comment useful.
Innocence Is Not An Absolute, 9 August 2002
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Author: Theo Robertson from Isle Of Bute, Scotland

Like MIDNIGHT EXPRESS , IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER is a an extremely well made film , but like MIDNIGHT EXPRESS much of it is total invention . Reviewers on this page have already pointed out the numerous errors such as Guiseppe and Gerry Conlon never being imprisoned in the same jail or the " Guilford four " and " Mcguire seven " trials taking place in completely seperate court cases but no one seems to have pointed out the erroneous backgrounds this film paints of Gerry Conlon and Paul Hill. In their book THE PROVISIONAL IRA authors Patrick Bishop and Eamon Mallie state the facts quite clearly that Paul Hill was a member of the Belfast brigade of the provisonal IRA ( And Hill later did confess to being a member ) while Conlon had been a member of Na Fianna Eireann which is the youth section of the provisionals though Conlon was quickly kicked out ( Literally ) due to his heavy drinking and drug taking . They didn`t meet on the ferry as shown in the film but Conlon bumped into Hill in Southampton where Hill was staying . What was Hill doing in Southampton ? He was on the run from the IRA who wanted to question him about guns going missing and about the possibility of Hill being an informer , something that is always punishable in IRA ranks with death and prior torture . When Conlon returned to Belfast in December 1974 he did drunkenly mention to IRA acquaintances in pubs that he`d met Hill in England and in order to punish Hill for his suspected crimes against the organisation and to take the heat off their own cells active in Britain at the time it was the IRA themselves who deliberately leaked the false information to the intelligence services about Conlon and Hill being involved in the Guilford bombings , not as the film shows a jealous boyfriend . Hill was also later found guilty of the murder of a former soldier though is never shown in the film and it`s this playing hard and loose with the facts that almost threatens to destroy the film . It could have been worse though , there might have been the suggestion that the bombing could have been a mass suicide

Well that`s the bad points out of the way . What`s IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER`s good points ? Well Jim Sheridan directs with a real kinetic force especially the early scene where Conlon is pursued by the Brits against a voodoo chile soundscape . Sheridan also gets the very best out of his cast . Emma Thompson is good as the crusading lawyer , Pete Postlethwaite is very good as Guiseppe Conlon , but the outstanding performance is by Daniel Day Lewis as Gerry Conlon . Has anyone noticed the bitter Irony of a film about injustice features one of the greatest injustices commited by the Oscar board voters where they gave that year`s best actor Oscar to a very average performance by Tom Hanks ? No wonder more and more people view the Oscars as a popularity contest . And despite my above criticisms about the facts - or lack of them - IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER can in no way be described as a pro IRA film in the way that THE DEVIL`S OWN or SOME MOTHER`S SON are

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