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Song for a Raggy Boy

Song for a Raggy Boy

Four walls. One faith. No identity.

20037.31h 34m

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.

Directed by Aisling Walsh
Written by Kevin Byron Murphy, Patrick Galvin, Aisling Walsh
Produced by Tristan Lynch, John McDonnell, Kevin Byron Murphy
Box Office0Revenue: $784K

Top Cast

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

William Franklin

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Brother John

Marc Warren

Marc Warren

Brother Mac

Dudley Sutton

Dudley Sutton

Brother Tom

Alan Devlin

Alan Devlin

Father Damian

Stuart Graham

Stuart Graham

Brother Whelan

B

Bernard Manning

Rogers 855

John Travers

John Travers

Liam Mercier 636

Andrew Simpson

Andrew Simpson

Gerard Peters 458

M

Mark Butler

Downey 913

Themes & Keywords

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About Song for a Raggy Boy

Song for a Raggy Boy is a drama, history film released in 2003 exploring themes of based on novel or book, poetry, beating, reformatory, strap, discipline. Directed by Aisling Walsh, it stars Aidan Quinn, Iain Glen, Marc Warren. 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.

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