In The Name Of The Father universal 1993 VHS video tape

In The Name Of The Father 1993 ‧ Drama/Thriller ‧ 2h 13m Unemployed young Irishman Gerry Conlon (Daniel Day-Lewis) gets by as a petty thief in 1970s Belfast. When local IRA leaders get fed up with him, he flees to England and meets up with his friend Paul Hill (John Lynch). On the same night that the IRA bombs a nearby pub, the friends get kicked out of their communal digs and are forced to sleep in a park. He returns to Belfast, but is arrested as the prime suspect in the bombing and imprisoned, where he spends 15 years trying to clear his name. Release date: January 21, 1994 (Canada) Director: Jim Sheridan Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis; Emma Thompson; Pete Postlethwaite Music by: Trevor Jones Adapted from: Proved innocent : the story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford four Nominations: Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role,