The Boxer

The Boxer (1997)

Love is always worth fighting for.

Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.

Date of release
1997-12-31
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (324)
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Jim Sheridan

Casting

  • Daniel Day-Lewis — Danny Flynn
  • Emily Watson — Maggie Hamill
  • Brian Cox — Joe Hamill
  • Ken Stott — Ike Weir
  • Gerard McSorley — Harry
  • David Hayman — Joe Hamill's Aide
  • Kenneth Cranham — Matt MaGuire
  • Lorraine Pilkington — Bride
  • Niall Shanahan — Groom
  • John Wall — Priest
  • Maria McDermottroe — Betty
  • Eleanor Methven — Patsy

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