Search - In the Name of the Father on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse Movie Release: 1993 DVD Release: 07/08/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 13 mins Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 17 Genres: Drama, Docudrama, Courtroom Drama, Political Drama

The My Left Foot team of star Daniel Day-Lewis and director Jim Sheridan were reunited to make this political docudrama about Irish citizen Gerry Conlon (Day-Lewis), who was wrongly convicted of taking part in an IRA bombing that killed five in Guildford, England in 1974. After a brutal interrogation forces him to sign a false confession, Gerry is sentenced to prison, his family is raked over the coals, and later his father Giuseppe (Pete Postelthwaite) is charged with being an accomplice and is also sent to prison where he lives out the last days of his life. Day-Lewis gives an outstanding performance as a man tormented by the injustice served him. Watch for Emma Thompson as the persevering lawyer who works for years, gathering evidence to clear Gerry's name. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide

Daniel Day-Lewis - Gerald Conlon
Pete Postlethwaite - Guiseppe Conlon
Emma Thompson - Gareth Peirce
John Lynch - Paul Hill
Corin Redgrave - Robert Dixon

Jim Sheridan's Irish drama In the Name of the Father comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish subtitles are accessible, and the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include production notes, and biographies of the talent. This is a fine release from Universal. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide