The Boxer
"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.
Director
Jim Sheridan
Languages
English
Status
Released
Box Office
$16,534,578
Who's In It
Daniel Day-Lewis
Danny Flynn
Emily Watson
Maggie Hamill
Brian Cox
Joe Hamill
Ken Stott
Ike Weir
Gerard McSorley
Harry
David Hayman
Joe Hamill's Aide
Kenneth Cranham
Matt MaGuire
Lorraine Pilkington
Bride
Maria McDermottroe
Betty
Eleanor Methven
Patsy
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Liam
Paul Ronan
Eddie's Cornerman
Liam Carney
Mr. Walsh
Des Braiden
Mr. Orr
Ian McElhinney
Reggie Bell
Brian Milligan
Ned
Joan Sheehy
Agnes
Jer O'Leary
Timekeeper - London Fight
Mark Mulholland
Old Man in Gym
Tom Bell
Mr Maguire (uncredited)
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