The Boxer
19971h 54m6.7
Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Genre
- Drama
- Certificate
- R
- Revenue
- $16,534,578
- Origin
- Ireland
About
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.
Where to watch
Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.
Details
- Director
- Jim Sheridan
- Writing
- Jim Sheridan, Terry George
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Dec 31, 1997
- Box office
- $16.5M
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, Hell's Kitchen
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
Niall Shanahan
Groom
John Wall
Priest
Maria McDermottroe
Betty
Eleanor Methven
Patsy
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Liam
Paul Ronan
Eddie's Cornerman
Liam Carney
Mr. Walsh
Veronica Duffy
Mrs. Walsh
Des Braiden
Mr. Orr
Joan Brosnan Walsh
Mrs Orr
Ian McElhinney
Reggie Bell
Brian Milligan
Ned
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