Song for a Raggy Boy

Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)

Four walls. One faith. No identity.

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.

Date of release
2003-01-19
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (148)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Aisling Walsh

Casting

  • 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
  • Mark Butler — Downey 913
  • Samuel Bright — Ryan 126
  • Chris Newman — Patrick Delaney 743

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