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Song for a Raggy Boy

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.

20031h 34mNRDrama, History

About Song for a Raggy Boy

Directors
Aisling Walsh
Cast
Aidan Quinn, Iain Glen, Marc Warren, Dudley Sutton, Alan Devlin, Stuart Graham
Genres
Drama, History
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
Ireland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Spain
Status
Released

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