The Boxer
Love is always worth fighting for.
6.7(313) 1997-12-31 114 minDramaRomance
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.
DirectorJim Sheridan
WriterJim Sheridan
WriterTerry George
Original Music ComposerMaurice Seezer
Original Music ComposerGavin Friday
ProducerJim Sheridan
ProducerArthur Lappin
Cast & characters
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
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Niall Shanahan
as Groom
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John Wall
as Priest
Maria McDermottroe
as Betty
Eleanor Methven
as Patsy
Ciarán Fitzgerald
as Liam
Paul Ronan
as Eddie's Cornerman
Liam Carney
as Mr. Walsh
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Veronica Duffy
as Mrs. Walsh
Des Braiden
as Mr. Orr
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Joan Brosnan Walsh
as Mrs Orr
Ian McElhinney
as Reggie Bell
Brian Milligan
as Ned
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Sean Donaghy
as Mickey
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Nye Heron
as Eddie's Trainer
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Mick Tohill
as Billy Patterson
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Clayon Stewart
as Akim
