Song for a Raggy Boy

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 19, 2003

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Ireland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Spain

Production

Zoma Films Ltd.,Fantastic Films,Subotica Entertainment,Lolafilms,Subotica,Moviefan Scandinavia A/S,Titian Red Pictures,Zoma Films

Cast

Chris Newman,Bernard Manning,Dudley Sutton,Samuel Bright,Andrew Simpson,Iain Glen,Alan Devlin,Aidan Quinn,Stuart Graham,Mark Butlerand 2 more

Director

Aisling Walsh

Writer

Kevin Byron Murphy,Aisling Walsh,Patrick Galvin

Producer

Michael Lunderskov,Tristan Lynch,Andrés Vicente Gómez,Dominic Wright,Kevin Byron Murphy,John McDonnell

Cinematography

Peter Robertson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$783,544

IMDb

tt0339707