Trailer - The Boxer - 1997
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Trailer - The Boxer - 1997
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.
