In the name of the father
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Video, [1998].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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| Southside - Media | DVD In | Checked Out | April 22, 2024 |
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Published
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Video, [1998].
Language
English
UPC
025192024825
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.
General Note
Based on the autobiographical book: Proved innocent / by Gerry Conlon.
General Note
Special features: Production notes ; cast & filmmakers' bios ; film highlights.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Peter Biziou ; production designer, Caroline Amies ; editor, Gerry Hambling ; music, Trevor Jones ; original songs by Bono, Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer.
Participants/Performers
Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, John Lynch, Corin Redgrave.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language
English or French language soundtrack (Dolby surround) with optional Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Bombing investigation -- England -- Guildford -- Drama.
Bombings -- England -- Guildford -- Drama.
Conlon, Gerry -- Drama.
Drama.
False imprisonment -- England -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- Ireland -- Drama.
Judicial error -- England -- Drama.
Prisons -- England -- Drama.
Terrorism -- England -- Guildford -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Bombings -- England -- Guildford -- Drama.
Conlon, Gerry -- Drama.
Drama.
False imprisonment -- England -- Drama.
Fathers and sons -- Ireland -- Drama.
Judicial error -- England -- Drama.
Prisons -- England -- Drama.
Terrorism -- England -- Guildford -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.