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Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)

2003-01-19 · 1h 34m · EN
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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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Aisling WalshDirector, WriterKevin Byron MurphyWriterPatrick GalvinWriter
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Aidan QuinnAidan QuinnWilliam FranklinIain GlenIain GlenBrother JohnMarc WarrenMarc WarrenBrother MacDudley SuttonDudley SuttonBrother TomAlan DevlinAlan DevlinFather DamianStuart GrahamStuart GrahamBrother WhelanBernard ManningBernard ManningRogers 855John TraversJohn TraversLiam Mercier 636Andrew SimpsonAndrew SimpsonGerard Peters 458Mark ButlerMark ButlerDowney 913Samuel BrightSamuel BrightRyan 126Chris NewmanChris NewmanPatrick Delaney 743

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Based on novel or bookWoman director1930sDisciplineBeatingPoetryReformatoryStrap

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Genre affinityDrama · HistoryTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Woman Director · 1930sDialogue densityDramaDirector preference406179Actor preference303556 · 22403 · 160043Country preferenceIe

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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.

How long is Song for a Raggy Boy?

Song for a Raggy Boy has a runtime of 94 minutes.

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