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The Boxer poster

The Boxer (1997)

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.

Release: 1997-12-31
Runtime: 114 min
Rating: 6.7 / 10
Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis
Danny Flynn
Emily Watson
Emily Watson
Maggie Hamill
Brian Cox
Brian Cox
Joe Hamill
Ken Stott
Ken Stott
Ike Weir
Gerard McSorley
Gerard McSorley
Harry
David Hayman
David Hayman
Joe Hamill's Aide
Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth Cranham
Matt MaGuire
Lorraine Pilkington
Lorraine Pilkington
Bride
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Niall Shanahan
Groom
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John Wall
Priest
Maria McDermottroe
Maria McDermottroe
Betty
Eleanor Methven
Eleanor Methven
Patsy
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Liam
Paul Ronan
Paul Ronan
Eddie's Cornerman
Liam Carney
Liam Carney
Mr. Walsh
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Veronica Duffy
Mrs. Walsh
Des Braiden
Des Braiden
Mr. Orr
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Joan Brosnan Walsh
Mrs Orr