CinemaOSMovie · 2003 · 1h 34m
Song for a Raggy Boy

Four walls. One faith. No identity.

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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 byAisling Walsh

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 34m
Language
EN
Released
January 19, 2003
Revenue
$783,544
Studios
SuboticaLolafilmsFantastic Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Bernard Manning

Rogers 855

John Travers

John Travers

Liam Mercier 636

Andrew Simpson

Andrew Simpson

Gerard Peters 458

Mark Butler

Downey 913

Creative team
Directed by
Aisling Walsh
Aisling Walsh
Written by
Kevin Byron Murphy
Patrick Galvin
Produced by
Tristan Lynch
John McDonnell

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