| The Boxer | |
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| Directed by | Jim Sheridan |
| Written by | Terry George Jim Sheridan |
| Produced by | Arthur Lappin Jim Sheridan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Chris Menges |
| Edited by | Gerry Hambling |
| Music by | Gavin Friday Maurice Seezer |
Production companies | Universal Pictures Hell's Kitchen Films |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.7 million |
| Box office | $16.5 million |
The Boxer is a 1997 Irish sports drama film written and directed by Jim Sheridan and co-written by Terry George. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, and Brian Cox, the film centres on the life of a boxer and former Provisional IRA volunteer Danny Flynn, played by Day-Lewis, who is trying to "go straight" after his release from prison. The film is the third collaboration between Sheridan and Day-Lewis and portrays the increase of splinter groups within the IRA.[1] In preparation for the role, Daniel Day-Lewis trained as a boxer in Ireland for a year.
- ^ "Wettbewerb/In Competition". Moving Pictures, Berlinale Extra. Berlin. 11–22 February 1998. p. 12.