Song for a Raggy Boy
7.5
“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.
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Cast
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Aidan Quinn
William Franklin
Known for
Elementary
Unknown
Iain Glen
Brother John
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Game of Thrones
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Marc Warren
Brother Mac
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Band of Brothers
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Dudley Sutton
Brother Tom
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The Devils
Lovejoy
Alan Devlin
Father Damian
Known for
Leap Year
Stuart Graham
Brother Whelan
Known for
The Fall
Hunger
Bernard Manning
Rogers 855
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The Mighty Celt
John Travers
Liam Mercier 636
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Wilderness
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Andrew Simpson
Gerard Peters 458
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Notes on a Scandal
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Mark Butler
Downey 913
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Samuel Bright
Ryan 126
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Chris Newman
Patrick Delaney 743
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Aisling Walsh Director · Kevin Byron Murphy Writer Patrick Galvin Writer
Worldwide gross $784K · United States release January 19, 2003 · Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Spain
Box office
Worldwide gross
$783,544
Production
Fantastic Films
Production
Moviefan Scandinavia A/S
Production
Subotica
Production
Titian Red Pictures
Production
Zoma Films
Production
Lolafilms
Production
Ireland · United Kingdom · Denmark · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Ireland · January 19, 2003
Digital
United States · January 19, 2003
Theatrical
Australia
May 9, 2009 · Digital
Czechia
July 9, 2003 · Digital
Hungary
May 4, 2005 · Digital
Netherlands
December 8, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Poland
November 15, 2007 · Digital
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