
Overview
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorJim Sheridan
WriterJim Sheridan, Terry George
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

Gerard McSorley
Belfast Detective Pavis

Frank Harper
Ronnie Smalls

Mark Sheppard
Paddy Armstrong
Don Baker
Joe McAndrew
Alison Crosbie
Girl in Pub
Nye Heron
IRA Man 1

Anthony Brophy
Danny

Frankie McCafferty
Tommo
Paul Warriner
Soldier
Julian Walsh
Soldier
Stuart Wolfenden
Soldier
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Keywords
prisonrebellionbased on novel or bookparent child relationshipfaith1970sbiographynorthern irelandtrialthiefpolice corruptiontortureterrorismira (irish republican army)irelandcourtroomprison riotbelfast, north irelandterrorist bombingenglish police
Details
Budget
$13M
Revenue
$66M
TMDb Votes
1,962
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026











