The Boxer

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

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