In the name of the father
(1998)

Fiction

DVD

Call Numbers:
DVD/DRAMA/IN

Availability

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Movies DVD/DRAMA/IN Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Video, [1998]
DESCRIPTION

1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN
0783227906 20248, 025192024825
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85:1)

Fact-based film about 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

Based on the autobiographical book: Proved innocent / by Gerry Conlon

Originally released as a motion picture in 1993

Special features: Production notes ; cast & filmmakers' bios ; film highlights

Director of photography, Peter Biziou ; production designer, Caroline Amies ; editor, Gerry Hambling ; music, Trevor Jones ; original songs by Bono, Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer

Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, John Lynch, Corin Redgrave

MPAA rating: R

DVD

English or French language soundtrack (Dolby surround) with optional Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired

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