The Bay Boy
1984, English. Directed by Daniel Petrie.
A Roman Catholic teenage boy in Glace Bay, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia during the 1930s faces various growing-up problems: Should he become a priest? What should he do about the murder he witnessed, committed by a local cop and upstanding parishioner? And how far should he go with his girlfriend, who happens to be the murderer's daughter?
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Daniel PetrieDirector
- Liv UllmannJenny Campbell
- Kiefer SutherlandDonald Campbell
- Peter DonatWill Campbell
- Alan ScarfeSergeant Tom Coldwell
- Mathieu CarrièreFather Chaisson
- Chris WigginsChief Charlie McInnes
- Thomas PeacockeFather McKinnon
- Isabelle MejiasMary McNeil
- Jane McKinnonDianna Coldwell
- Leah PinsentSaxon Coldwell
- Peter SpenceCast
- Josephine ChaplinCast
Details
- Released
- 6 September 1984
- Country
- Canada, France
- Written by
- Daniel Petrie
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The Bay Boy runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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The Bay Boy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 September 1984. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Bay Boy?
The Bay Boy (1984) was directed by Daniel Petrie and stars Liv Ullmann, Kiefer Sutherland, Peter Donat.