---
title: 'The Boxer (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jim Sheridan'
released: '1997-12-31'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Ireland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-boxer-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118760/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Boxer (1997)

1997 · 113 min · Drama, Romance · United Kingdom, United States, Ireland


## Synopsis

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 different factions within the IRA. In preparation for the role, Daniel Day-Lewis trained as a boxer in Ireland for a year.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jim Sheridan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-sheridan)
- **Screenplay:** [Jim Sheridan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-sheridan), [Terry George](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-george)
- **Producer:** [Jim Sheridan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-sheridan), [Arthur Lappin](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-lappin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gavin Friday](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavin-friday)
- **Director of Photography:** [Chris Menges](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-menges)
- **Editor:** [Gerry Hambling](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-hambling)

## Cast

- [David Hayman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-hayman)
- [Emily Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-watson)
- [Paul Ronan](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-ronan)
- [Kirsten Sheridan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirsten-sheridan)
- [Brian Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-cox)
- [Daniel Day-Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-day-lewis)
- [Tom Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-bell)
- [Ken Stott](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-stott)
- [Ian McElhinney](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mcelhinney)
- [Kenneth Cranham](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-cranham)
- [Lorraine Pilkington](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorraine-pilkington)
- [Gerard McSorley](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-mcsorley)

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