The Boxer

1997 film by Jim Sheridan
Movie film Q726555
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The Boxer

Summary

The Boxer is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (575 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Boxer's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Boxer's director is recorded as Jim Sheridan[4].
  • The Boxer's screenwriter is recorded as Jim Sheridan[5].
  • The Boxer's screenwriter is recorded as Terry George[6].
  • The Boxer's composer is recorded as Gavin Friday[7].
  • The Boxer's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • The Boxer's genre is recorded as romance film[9].
  • The Boxer's genre is recorded as boxing film[10].
  • The Boxer's cast member is recorded as Daniel Day-Lewis[11].
  • The Boxer's cast member is recorded as Emily Watson[12].
  • The Boxer's cast member is recorded as Brian Cox[13].
  • The Boxer's cast member is recorded as Lorraine Pilkington[14].
  • The Boxer's cast member is recorded as Gerard McSorley[15].
  • The Boxer's cast member is recorded as Ken Stott[16].
  • The Boxer's cast member is recorded as Tom Bell[17].
  • The Boxer's cast member is recorded as Kenneth Cranham[18].
  • The Boxer's cast member is recorded as Kirsten Sheridan[19].
  • The Boxer's cast member is recorded as Paul Ronan[20].
  • The Boxer's cast member is recorded as David Hayman[21].
  • The Boxer's cast member is recorded as Ian McElhinney[22].
  • The Boxer's producer is recorded as Arthur Lappin[23].
  • The Boxer's producer is recorded as Jim Sheridan[24].
  • The Boxer's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures[25].
  • The Boxer's director of photography is recorded as Chris Menges[26].
  • The Boxer's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0118760[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Arthur Lappin[23] and Jim Sheridan[24]. The Boxer's director is recorded as Jim Sheridan[4]. Screenwriters include Jim Sheridan[5] and Terry George[6]. Cast members include Daniel Day-Lewis[11], Emily Watson[12], Brian Cox[13], Lorraine Pilkington[14], Gerard McSorley[15], and Ken Stott[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1997-12-31T00:00:00Z[28] and +1998-02-19T00:00:00Z[29]. The Boxer's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include drama film[8], romance film[9], and boxing film[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include The Troubles[31], Irish Republican Army[32], and boxing[33].

Reception

Reviews include 80%[34], 7.2/10[35], and 75/100[36].

Why It Matters

The Boxer ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (575 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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