Trivia for
In the Name of the Father (1993) More at IMDbPro »

• In real life Gerry and Giuseppe did not share a cell in prison.
  
  
• Gabriel Byrne had purchased the rights to Gerry Conlon's book "Proved Innocent" and had intended to play Gerry himself but decided to let Daniel Day-Lewis play the part and just serve as executive producer instead.
  
  
• Daniel Day-Lewis kept his Northern Irish accent on and off the set for the entire shooting schedule.
  
  
• The character of Inspector Dixon is a mix of several police officers connected to the case.
  
  
• In preparation for his role, Daniel Day-Lewis lost 30 pounds and spent nights in the jail cell on the set as crew members threw water and verbal abuse at him.
  
  
• Paul O'Grady played a prisoner but was cut from the final print.
  
  
• Despite his executive producer credit, Gabriel Byrne distanced himself from the project, chiefly due to the "artistic" liberties that were taken with the details of the story.
  
  

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