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The Boxer   1997         R, 112 min. Genre: Drama Director: Jim Sheridan   Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox, Ken Stott, Gerard McSorley, Eleanor Methven, Ciaran Fitzgerald, Kenneth Cranham, Daragh Donnelly, Frank Coughlan, Michael James Ford, Ian McElhinney, Maria McDermottroe, Kirsten Sheridan, Veronica Duffy   Upon his release after a 14-year imprisonment for IRA activities, Danny Flynn (Daniel Day-Lewis) enters a changed community—including that of Protestant vs. Catholic AND his former love, Maggie (Emily Watson), who is now a married woman. Danny seeks to revive a local boxing club through which he works with both Catholic and Protestant youth while the town gossips about Danny and Maggie. Cast Daniel Day-Lewis Danny Flynn Emily Watson Maggie Brian Cox Joe Hamill Ken Stott Ike Weir Gerard McSorley Harry Eleanor Methven Patsy Ciaran Fitzgerald Liam Kenneth Cranham Matt MaGuire Daragh Donnelly Prison Officer Frank Coughlan Prison Officer Michael James Ford Head Waiter Ian McElhinney Reggie Bell Maria McDermottroe Betty Kirsten Sheridan Girl With Drinks Veronica Duffy Mrs. Walsh