The Boxer (1997)
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.
- Released
- 1997-12-31
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jim Sheridan
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 324 votes
Cast
- Daniel Day-Lewis as Danny Flynn
- Emily Watson as Maggie Hamill
- Brian Cox as Joe Hamill
- Ken Stott as Ike Weir
- Gerard McSorley as Harry
- David Hayman as Joe Hamill's Aide
- Kenneth Cranham as Matt MaGuire
- Lorraine Pilkington as Bride
- Niall Shanahan as Groom
- John Wall as Priest
- Maria McDermottroe as Betty
- Eleanor Methven as Patsy