The Big Man
Nothing hits as hard as the things that are really worth fighting for...
1990 | 116m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | David Leland |
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| Writer: | Don MacPherson, William McIlvanney |
| Staring: |
| An unemployed Scottish miner is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 31, 1990 |
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| Director: | David Leland |
| Writer: | Don MacPherson, William McIlvanney |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | scotland, gambling, bare knuckle boxing |
| Production Companies | Miramax, BSB, British STV Film Enterprises |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $59,227
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Liam Neeson | Danny Scoular |
| Joanne Whalley | Beth Scoular |
| Billy Connolly | Frankie |
| Ian Bannen | Matt Mason |
| Hugh Grant | Gordon |
| Maurice Roëves | Cam Colvin |
| Pat Roach | Billy |
| Kenny Ireland | Tony |
| Tom Watson | Tommy Brogan |
| Julie Graham | Melanie |
| John Beattie | Beth's Father |
| Amanda Walker | Beth's Mother |
| George Rossi | Eddie |
| Peter Mullan | Vince |
| Douglas Henshall | Davie Dawson |
| Sean Scanlan | Alan |
| Juliet Cadzow | Margaret Mason |
| Jack Shepherd | Referee |
| Rab Affleck | Cutty Dawson |
| Jonathan Hackett | Roddy Stewart |
| Phil McCall | Sandy the Chemist |
| Michael Marra | Alex the Butcher |
| Ralph Riach | Laundry Manager |
| James Copeland | Sam |
| Joseph Greig | Willie |
| Carol Ann Muir | Sandra |
| Andrew Meaden | Wee Danny |
| Ashleigh Thomas | Young Kate |
| Macarena Domenguez | Woman at Pool |
| Ken Drury | Stalker |
| Carla Cannon | Fiona Mason |
| Subash Singh Pall | Drinker |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Otto Snel | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mike Dowson | ADR Mixer, Foley Mixer |
| Anna-Lisa Muscatelli | Translator |
| Tim Lewiston | Sound Effects Editor |
| Don MacPherson | Screenplay |
| Mary-Jane Reyner | Costume Design |
| Caroline Amies | Production Design |
| Becky Thomson | Sound Assistant |
| Jenny Shircore | Makeup Designer |
| George Akers | Editor |
| William McIlvanney | Book |
| Ian Wilson | Director of Photography, Camera Operator |
| David Brown | Production Manager, First Assistant Director |
| Colin Nicolson | Sound Mixer |
| Brian Donovan | Location Manager |
| Louise Coulter | Production Accountant |
| Diane Chittell | Production Coordinator |
| Elizabeth Karlsen | Production Supervisor |
| Susan Slonaker | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Gus Maclean | Second Assistant Director |
| Neil Calder | Third Assistant Director |
| Andrew MacDonald Brown | Location Assistant |
| Pat Rambaut | Script Supervisor |
| Ken Byrne | Focus Puller |
| Lorna Will | Clapper Loader |
| Malcolm Huse | Grip |
| Tony Cook | Boom Operator |
| Andy Harris | Art Direction |
| Tom Brown | Art Direction |
| Zoe MacLeod | Set Dresser |
| John Ireland | Sound Effects Editor |
| Les Wiggins | Sound Effects Editor |
| Charles Ireland | Assistant Editor |
| Bob Mullen | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Terry Busby | Sound Effects Editor |
| Kevin Tayler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kate Carin | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Iain Macaulay | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Annie McEwan | Hairdresser |
| Robert McCann | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Tom Hilton | Still Photographer |
| Colleen Woodcock | Publicist |
| Michael Garland | Assistant Accountant |
| Abi Cohen | Casting Assistant |
| David Balfour | Property Master |
| Hector Chronos | Props |
| Norman Smith | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Micky Hand | Best Boy Electric |
| Brian McGee | Generator Operator |
| George Thompson | Electrician |
| Steve Griffiths | Electrician |
| Ross Balfour | Construction Manager |
| Mike Valentine | Underwater Camera |
| Dennis Kington | Steadicam Operator |
| David Leland | Director |
| Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Tommy Gormley | Production Runner |
| Peter Best | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Nik Powell | Executive Producer |
| Redmond Morris | Associate Producer |
| William McIlvanney | Producer |
| Harvey Weinstein | Co-Executive Producer |
| Bob Weinstein | Co-Executive Producer |
| Stephen Woolley | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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