In the Name of the Father is a 1993 Irish British biographical drama movie directed by Jim Sheridan and was based on the 1990 autobiography "Proven Innocent" by Gerry Conlon. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, Corin Redgrave, Beatie Edney, John Benfield, Paterson Joseph, Frank Harper, Tom Wilkinson, Saffron Burrows and was nominated for 7 Academy Awards in 1994. It was distributed by Universal Pictures.