
About
A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He and his four friends are coerced by British police into confessing their guilt. Gerry's father and other relatives in London are also implicated in the crime. He spends fifteen years in prison with his father trying to prove his innocence.
Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis
Gerry Conlon

Pete Postlethwaite
Giuseppe Conlon

Emma Thompson
Gareth Peirce

John Lynch
Paul Hill

Corin Redgrave
Robert Dixon

Beatie Edney
Carole Richardson

John Benfield
Chief PO Barker

Paterson Joseph
Benbay

Marie Jones
Sarah Conlon
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Lists
#184 on IMDb top 250 IMDb
Awards
Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Terry George Jim Sheridan
Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Emma Thompson
Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role Daniel Day-Lewis
Oscar nomination for Best Film Editing Gerry Hambling