- Country: UK
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1992-01-19
- Director: Gillies MacKinnon
- Writers: Frank Deasy , John Healy
- Language: English
- Stars: Mark Rylance , Pete Postlethwaite (1946–2011) , Lynsey Baxter , Marian McLoughlin , Billy Boyle , Andrew Dicks , Nick Dawney , Simon Napper , John Garrett , Brian Hall
- Runtime: 90 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: The Grass Arena (United Kingdom)
- Plot:
The Grass Arena is a biopic based on the autobiography of John Healy. Raised in an ultra religious family, with an abusive father, young Johnny soon learns that he has to learn to defend himself. He takes up boxing, but soon falls…
- IMDB:tt0101972
Screen Two Season 8 Cast · · · ALL
Gillies MacKinnon
Director
Mark Rylance
John Healy
Pete Postlethwaite
(1946–2011)
The Dipper
Lynsey Baxter
Madalena
Marian McLoughlin
Mrs. Healy
Billy Boyle
Mr. Healy
Ronan Vibert
Clive Russell
Julian Firth
Paddy Joyce
Gerard Horan
Bunny May
Brian Hall
Nicholas Palliser
Noreen Kershaw
Harry Landis
Kaufman