THE BOY IN BLUE [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 1986
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: In this entertaining turn-of-the-century drama based on a real-life story, Nicolas Cage stars as Ned Hanlan, a juvenile delinquent who rises to become a world-class rower. Seeing in Hanlan a chance to make some fast cash, Bill (David Naughton), a gambler, has Hanlan trained as a sculler and begins to promote him on the racing circuit. Eventually, Hanlan's ability grows, and so does his fame, but success comes at a price when Hanlan falls prey to a ruthless businessman (Christopher Plummer). Through it all, Hanlan becomes a world champion, garners awards on three continents and becomes the first to successfully utilize the 'sliding seat.'
• Cast: Nicolas Cage, Cynthia Dale, Christopher Plummer, David Naughton, Sean Sullivan, Melody Anderson, James B. Douglas, Walter Massey, Austin Willis, Philip Craig, Robert McCormick, Tim Weber, George E. Zeeman, Geordie Johnson, Brian Thorne, Don MacQuarrie, James Edmond, Greg Swanson, Gerald Iles, Gordon Masten, Bruce McFee, Doris Malcolm, Ian D. Clark, Dan Hennessey, Jeff Wincott, Aidan Devine, Lee-Max Walton, Roger McKeen, Kim Coates, Ted Dykstra, Michel Perron, Bob Bainborough, John Dunn-Hill, Germain Beauchamp, Phil Neilson, Eric Fink, Patrick Sinclair, Elizabeth Rukavina, Ian Heath, Jain Dickson, Claude Rae, Peter Peer, Doug Lennox, David De Sanctis, Ken Rogers, Barry Edward Blake, Anne Farquhar, Arthur Grosser, Paul Craig, Teddy Donville, Gorman Miller, Robert Buck, Diane Hollingsworth, Graham Maccready, Graham Haley, John Cain, Charles Jarrott, Douglas Bowie
• Director: Charles Jarrott
• Runtime: 1:37
• Company: Anchor Bay
• Media Format: Movie