The Boy in Blue (1986)
Ned Hanlan was Canada's most successful sculling champion at the turn of the 20th century. This dramatization of his life begins in his youth, when the wild young man is informally adopted by a gambler who promotes Ned on the sculling circuit, betting on the boy's rowing skills solely to make money off him. Later, a ruthless businessman named Knox takes over Ned's career, but when Ned realizes how dishonest Knox is, he finds another manager. Walter is an inventor and the first honest man Ned has dealt with in his career and, under Walter's guidance, Ned rises to great success in the sculling world.
Director: Charles Jarrott
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Nicolas Cage as Ned Hanlan |
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Cynthia Dale as Margaret |
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Christopher Plummer as Knox |
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David Naughton as Bill |
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Sean Sullivan as Walter |
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Melody Anderson as Dulcie |
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James B. Douglas as Collins |
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Walter Massey as Mayor |
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Austin Willis as Bainbridge |
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Philip Craig as Kinnear |
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Jeff Wincott as Riley |
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Bob Bainborough as Boston Betting Clerk |
| Directing | Charles Jarrott | Director |
| Writing | Douglas Bowie | Writer |
| Production | John Kemeny | Producer |
| Production | Paulo De Oliveira | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Rit Wallis | Editor |
| Art | William Beeton | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Hay | Costume Design |
| Camera | Pierre Mignot | Director of Photography |
| Production | Steven North | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Production | Jane Feinberg | Casting |
| Production | Valorie Massalas | Casting |
| Production | Stéphane Reichel | Production Manager |
| Directing | Jacques Méthé | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Andy Chmura | Camera Operator |
| Directing | France Lachapelle | Continuity |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renée April | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Martin Ashbee | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Jean-Baptiste Tard | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Madeleine Henrié | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Emmanuel Lepine | Key Grip |
| Sound | Peter Kelly | Boom Operator |
| Art | Rejean Brochu | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Michel Brochu | Carpenter |
| Crew | Prudence Emery | Unit Publicist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aldo Signoretti | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gaétan Noiseux | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brigitte McCaughry | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maurizio Silvi | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Carl Zittrer | Music Editor |
| Sound | David Appleby | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Don White | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Dan Latour | Location Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Roger Webb | Original Music Composer |