The Boxer (1997)
Directed by Jim Sheridan
“Love is always worth fighting for.”
Drama, Romance · 1h 54m
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
Crew
- Director
- Jim Sheridan
- Writer
- Jim Sheridan, Terry George
- Director of Photography
- Chris Menges
- Original Music Composer
- Maurice Seezer, Gavin Friday
- Editor
- Clive Barrett, Gerry Hambling
- Producer
- Arthur Lappin, Jim Sheridan
Details
- Release date
- 1997-12-31
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Production
- Universal Pictures, Hell's Kitchen
- Box office
- $16,534,578
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