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In the name of the father [videorecording] / Universal Pictures presents a Hell's Kitchen/Gabriel Byrne production ; screenplay by Terry George and Jim Sheridan ; produced and directed by Jim Sheridan.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 20248 | Universal Studios Home VideoLanguage: English, French, Spanish, Spanish Summary language: English Original language: English Publication details: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Video, [1998]Description: 1 videodisc (133 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0783227906
  • 9780783227900
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
LOC classification:
  • CM DVD 00087
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.
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, John Lynch, Corin Redgrave.Summary: 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.
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DVD DVD Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch CM DVD 00087 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000039330

DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation.

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

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

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

Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.

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

MPAA rating: R.

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.

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

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