The Boxer
The Boxer
1979, English. Directed by Brian Drysdale.
It's 1975 in Belfast. Jimmy Doherty returns to his home town just having lost a boxing match in Dublin, where he has been living. He awakes in a rundown room and begins to take stock. He finds that things have changed and people have gone. He begins to search for Gerry Mitchell, a figure from his past. He runs into dead ends and in frustration begins to drink. In a bar, he meets two men who tell him they can take him to Gerry...
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1979
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Brian Drysdale
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The Boxer runs 50 minutes (0h 50m).
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The Boxer isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1979. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Boxer?
The Boxer (1979) was directed by Brian Drysdale and stars Peter Dickson, Dave Finlay, Colin Lewis.