The Boxer (1997)

The Boxer (1997)

Love is always worth fighting for. 1997-12-31 Ireland 114 Min. PG-13
6.7 266 votes

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 is Danny Flynn
Danny Flynn
Emily Watson is Maggie Hamill
Maggie Hamill
Brian Cox is Joe Hamill
Joe Hamill
Ken Stott is Ike Weir
Ike Weir
David Hayman is Joe Hamill's Aide
Joe Hamill's Aide
Kenneth Cranham is Matt MaGuire
Matt MaGuire
John Wall is Priest
Priest