The Big Man
“Nothing hits as hard as the things that are really worth fighting for...”
An unemployed Scottish miner is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet.
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Cast
32 people
Liam Neeson
Danny Scoular
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Joanne Whalley
Beth Scoular
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Carnival Row
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Billy Connolly
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Brave
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Ian Bannen
Matt Mason
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Jesus of Nazareth
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Hugh Grant
Gordon
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Love Actually
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Maurice Roëves
Cam Colvin
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The Last of the Mohicans
Judge Dredd
Pat Roach
Billy
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Willow
Conan the Destroyer
Kenny Ireland
Tony
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House of Cards
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Tom Watson
Tommy Brogan
Known for
Prime Suspect
The Winter Guest
Julie Graham
Melanie
Known for
Shetland
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John Beattie
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Amanda Walker
Beth's Mother
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David Leland Director · Don MacPherson Screenplay William McIlvanney Author
Worldwide gross $59K · United States release August 9, 1991 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$59,227
Production
British STV Film Enterprises
Production
BSB
Production
Miramax
Production · Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 31, 1990
Theatrical
United States · August 9, 1991
Theatrical
France
July 28, 1993 · Theatrical
September 15, 1994 · Theatrical · Canal+
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