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The Boxer

The Boxer

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The Boxer

"Love is always worth fighting for."

1997

1h 54m

6.7(313 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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.

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Universal Pictures

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Danny Flynn

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Maggie Hamill

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Joe Hamill

Ken Stott

Ken Stott

Ike Weir

Gerard McSorley

Gerard McSorley

Harry

David Hayman

David Hayman

Joe Hamill's Aide

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

Matt MaGuire

Lorraine Pilkington

Lorraine Pilkington

Bride

Niall Shanahan

Groom

John Wall

Priest

Creative team

Directed by: Jim Sheridan
Written by: Jim Sheridan
Terry George
Produced by: Arthur Lappin
Jim Sheridan

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