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Review of In the Name of the Father (1993) by Marilee A — 09 Feb 2014

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Forget the movie, one of the greatest fucking credit-sequence songs ever!

This review of In the Name of the Father (1993) was written by Marilee A on 09 Feb 2014.

In the Name of the Father has generally received very positive reviews.

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