The Boxer

Love is always worth fighting for.

Duration: 114 min

Release date: 1997-12-31

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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.

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Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

as Maggie Hamill

Gerard McSorley

Gerard McSorley

as Joe Hamill's Aide

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

as Matt MaGuire

Lorraine Pilkington

Lorraine Pilkington

Maria McDermottroe

Maria McDermottroe

Eleanor Methven

Eleanor Methven

Ciarán Fitzgerald

Ciarán Fitzgerald

as Eddie's Cornerman

Joan Brosnan Walsh

Joan Brosnan Walsh

as Eddie's Trainer

as Billy Patterson

as Peter Mallon

as Timekeeper - London Fight

Mark Mulholland

Mark Mulholland

as Old Man in Gym

as Old Man in Gym

as Old Man in Gym

as Danny's Supporter

as Mr Maguire (uncredited)

Frances Tomelty

Frances Tomelty

as Mrs Maguire (uncredited)

as Policeman at Checkpoint

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Original Music Composer

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Melissa Lackersteen

Melissa Lackersteen

Special Effects Technician

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