The Boxer (1997)

6.7/10 • 114 min • 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.

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Emily Watson

Brian Cox

Ken Stott

Gerard McSorley

David Hayman

Joe Hamill's Aide

Kenneth Cranham

Lorraine Pilkington

Bride

Maria McDermottroe

Eleanor Methven

Ciarán Fitzgerald

Paul Ronan

Eddie's Cornerman

Liam Carney

Des Braiden

Ian McElhinney

Brian Milligan

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