The Boxer (1997)

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Directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Daragh Donnelly, Frank Coughlan, Sean Kearns, Niall Shanahan. Danny Flynn, a promising Irish boxer who was imprisoned for 14 years at age 18 for associating with the IRA, returns to his Belfast neighborhood just as IRA leader Joe Hamill is trying to negotiate peace with the British. Despite wanting to return to boxing and stay out of trouble, Danny is drawn back into turmoil when he reunites with old girlfriend Maggie, who’s married to an imprisoned IRA man.

Directed by Jim Sheridan.

Released in 1997 by Universal.

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  • primary-genre: Sports and Fitness
  • primary-genre: Foreign
  • primary-genre: Romance
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Sports Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Political Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Boxing Movies
  • secondary-genre: Romantic Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Irish Movies
  • secondary-genre: Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Romantic Movies
  • secondary-genre: Sports Movies
  • actor: Daragh Donnelly
  • actor: Frank Coughlan
  • actor: Sean Kearns
  • actor: Daniel Day-Lewis
  • actor: Niall Shanahan
  • director: Jim Sheridan
  • producer: Nye Heron
  • producer: Jim Sheridan
  • producer: Arthur Lappin
  • cinematographer: Chris Menges
  • composer: Maurice Seezer
  • composer: Gavin Friday
  • editor: Clive Barrett
  • editor: Gerry Hambling
  • costume-designer: Joan Bergin
  • production-designer: Brian Morris
  • role-name: Prison officer
  • role-name: Groom
  • role-name: Danny Flynn
  • screenwriter: Jim Sheridan
  • screenwriter: Terry George
  • year: 1997
  • studio: Universal