---
title: 'The Bay Boy (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Daniel Petrie'
released: '1984-09-06'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bay-boy-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086942/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Bay Boy (1984)

1984 · 107 min · Drama · France, Canada


## Synopsis

The Bay Boy is a 1984 Canadian drama film. It is a semi-autobiographical film based on director Daniel Petrie's experiences of growing up in Glace Bay, a mining town on Cape Breton Island, during the Great Depression. It features the screen debut of Kiefer Sutherland as the film's central character, alongside Liv Ullmann as his character's mother.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Daniel Petrie](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-petrie-2)
- **Screenplay:** [Daniel Petrie](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-petrie-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Claude Bolling](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-bolling)
- **Producer:** [Denis Héroux](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-heroux), [John Kemeny](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-kemeny)
- **Director of Photography:** [Claude Agostini](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-agostini)
- **Editor:** [Susan Shanks](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-shanks)

## Cast

- [Leah Pinsent](https://cinepixo.com/people/leah-pinsent)
- [Peter Spence](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-spence)
- [Isabelle Mejias](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-mejias)
- [Peter Donat](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-donat)
- [Kiefer Sutherland](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiefer-sutherland)
- [Liv Ullmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/liv-ullmann)
- [Chris Wiggins](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-wiggins)
- [Thomas Peacocke](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-peacocke)
- [Alan Scarfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-scarfe)
- [Mathieu Carrière](https://cinepixo.com/people/mathieu-carriere)

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