Song for a Raggy Boy

Jan 19, 2003

1h 34m

★ 7.3

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.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Fantastic Films

Moviefan Scandinavia A/S

Subotica

Titian Red Pictures

Zoma Films

Lolafilms

Song for a Raggy Boy Trailers

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Cast

William Franklin

Aidan Quinn

Brother John

Iain Glen

Brother Mac

Marc Warren

Brother Tom

Dudley Sutton

Father Damian

Alan Devlin

Brother Whelan

Stuart Graham

Rogers 855

Bernard Manning

Liam Mercier 636

John Travers

Gerard Peters 458

Andrew Simpson

Downey 913

Mark Butler

Ryan 126

Samuel Bright

Patrick Delaney 743

Chris Newman

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