Song for a Raggy Boy

January. 19,2003      
Rating:
7.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Aidan Quinn as  William Franklin
Iain Glen as  Brother John
Marc Warren as  Brother Mac
Dudley Sutton as  Brother Tom
Alan Devlin as  Father Damian
Stuart Graham as  Brother Whelan
John Travers as  Liam Mercier 636
Andrew Simpson as  Gerard Peters 458
Chris Newman as  Patrick Delaney 743

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