Song for a Raggy Boy

Name: Song for a Raggy Boy
Director: Aisling Walsh
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2003-01-19
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Iain Glen, Marc Warren, Dudley Sutton, Alan Devlin

“Four walls. One faith. No identity.”

2003

1h 34m

Drama History

Director: Aisling Walsh

Writers: Kevin Byron Murphy, Patrick Galvin

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.