Crossing the Line (1990)

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116 min - Crime | Drama | Sport - 31 August 1990 (UK)

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An unemployed Scottish miner (Liam Neeson) is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Kenny Ireland	...	Tony
	Liam Neeson	...	Danny Scoular
	Joanne Whalley	...	Beth Scoular (as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer)
	Billy Connolly	...	Frankie
	John Beattie	...	Beth's Father
	Amanda Walker	...	Beth's Mother
	George Rossi	...	Eddie
	Ian Bannen	...	Matt Mason
	Pat Roach	...	Billy
	Andrew Meaden	...	Wee Danny
	Ashleigh Thomas	...	Young Kate
	Joseph Greig	...	Willie
	Sean Scanlan	...	Alan
	Peter Mullan	...	Vince
	James Copeland	...	Sam

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An unemployed Scottish miner (Liam Neeson) is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet.

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Nothing hits as hard as the things that are really worth fighting for...

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Crime | Drama | Sport

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English

Release Date:

31 August 1990 (UK) See more »

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Filming Locations:

Coalburn, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$5,248 (USA) (9 August 1991) (2 Screens)

Gross:

$59,227 (USA)

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Palace Pictures, Miramax Films, British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) See more »

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116 min | USA: 93 min

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Dolby

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Color (Rankcolor)

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1.85 : 1

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Billy Connolly says that whilst filming the sex scene with Beth Scoular (Joanne Whalley), the director urged him (and Joanne) to be more enthusiastic, vocal and vulgar. Billy said that he's not like that in real life. Just "mildly grateful" that he's having sex. See more »

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Featured in Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002) See more »

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