The Boxer
movie
Love is always worth fighting for.
Released December 31, 1997
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
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
Crew
Jim Sheridan
as
Director
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Gerry Grennell
as
Dialogue Coach
Brendan Gunn
as
Dialogue Coach
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Nye Heron
as
Associate Producer
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Clive Barrett
as
Editor
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Brian Morris
as
Production Design
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Nuala Moiselle
as
Casting
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Gerry Hambling
as
Editor
Jim Sheridan
as
Writer
Terry George
as
Writer
Chris Menges
as
Director of Photography
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Maurice Seezer
as
Original Music Composer