Rent The Boxer (1997)

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1h 44min
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Synopsis:
Ex-IRA member and former boxing champion Danny Flynn (Daniel Day-Lewis) comes out of prison after fourteen years and returns to his native Belfast. He falls in with his old coach, Ike (Ken Stott), and the pair open a gym together. Danny meets his old flame, Maggie (Emily Watson), and hopes to rekindle their affair until he discovers that while he was inside she married his best friend, also an IRA member and now serving time himself. As Danny and Ike's gym attracts young talent and Danny successfully resurrects his boxing career, pressure from IRA thug Harry (Gerard McSorley), an opponent of the burgeoning peace process, threatens to destroy everything they are working towards.
Actors:
, Daragh Donnelly, , , , Niall Shanahan, , , , , , Joan McGarry, Theresa McComb, , Kerrie Duggan, Sharon Dunne, Derbhla McClelland, , ,
Directors:
Producers:
Arthur Lappin, Jim Sheridan
Writers:
Jim Sheridan, Terry George
Studio:
Universal Pictures
Genres:
Drama, Romance, Sports & Sport Films
Countries:
Ireland
BBFC:
Release Date:
Unknown
Run Time:
104 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 2.0, Italian Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Fighting for peace: Inside the Boxer featurette
  • Alternate ending
  • Feature commentary with director
  • Feature commentary with producer
  • Deleted scenes
  • Trailer
  • Production notes
  • Cast and filmmakers' biographies
BBFC:
Release Date:
19/06/2017
Run Time:
116 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0, English LPCM Stereo
Subtitles:
None
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Documentary Featuring Barry McGuigan
  • Alternative Ending
  • Deleted Scenes

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31/08/2006

bit slow but picks up towards the end

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