
The Boxer
Original title: The Boxer
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6.7/10
(285)
12/31/1997
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1h 54min

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Drama
Romance
Synopsis
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.
Direction: Jim Sheridan
Screenwriter: Jim Sheridan, Terry George
Producer: Arthur Lappin, Jim Sheridan
Cast

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

Maria McDermottroe
Betty

Eleanor Methven
Patsy