Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)

01/19/2003 (IE) • 1h 34m

Drama, History

Four walls. One faith. No identity.

Overview

William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a school for wayward boys run by Brother John, who is a firm believer in strong discipline.

Top Billed Cast

Aidan Quinn

William Franklin

Iain Glen

Brother John

Marc Warren

Brother Mac

Dudley Sutton

Brother Tom

Alan Devlin

Father Damian

Stuart Graham

Brother Whelan

Bernard Manning

Rogers 855

John Travers

Liam Mercier 636

Andrew Simpson

Gerard Peters 458


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

$783,544.00

Keywords

based on novel or book

poetry

beating

reformatory

strap

discipline

woman director

1930s

pederasty

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