Impassioned and meticulously observed, In the Name of the Father mines rousing drama from a factual miscarriage of justice, aided by scorching performances and director Jim Sheridan's humanist focus.
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Director -
Jim Sheridan -
Producer -
Jim Sheridan -
Screenwriter -
Terry George , Jim Sheridan -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures , Argentina Video Home -
Production Co -
Universal Pictures , Hell's Kitchen Films -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Biography , Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 12, 1993, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 10, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$24.6M -
Runtime -
2h 12m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Stereo , DTS , Dolby