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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.
Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis was born on 29 April 1957 in Kensington, London, the second child of the poet Cecil Day-Lewis (1904–1972) and his second wife, actress Jill Balcon (1925–2009). His older sister, Tamasin Day-Lewis (born 1953), is a television chef and food critic. [ 12 ]
The Irish filmmaker directed three of Day-Lewis’ most prominent films: “My Left Foot” (1989), “In the Name of the Father” (1993) and “The Boxer” (1997). Day-Lewis won the Oscar for ...
While the motivation behind his retirement was unclear, Day-Lewis had expressed a desire to step away from acting before. After starring in 1997’s The Boxer, he disappeared from the big screen ...
Day-Lewis starred in IRA drama ‘The Boxer’ with Watson. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in ...
The Boxer: 1997 Drama Daniel Day-Lewis as an Irish boxer recently released from prison. Don King: Only in America: 1997 Biographical An ex-con becomes a famous promoter, with Ving Rhames as King. The Kid: 1997 Drama A teen boxes while keeping it a secret from his parents. Stars Rod Steiger. Legionnaire: 1998 War
He collaborated on the boxing-related films, About Five Minutes (1999) and The Boxer (1997). He played Eddie Carroll in the latter film, which starred Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson, and was set in Denny's native Belfast.
McFly’s Danny Jones has thanked former world champion boxer Barry McGuigan, ... “She had leukaemia, when I was making The Boxer with Daniel Day-Lewis, ...