Song for a Raggy Boy
Four walls. One faith. No identity.
2003 | 94m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Aisling Walsh |
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| Writer: | Aisling Walsh, Kevin Byron Murphy, Patrick Galvin |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 19, 2003 |
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| Director: | Aisling Walsh |
| Writer: | Aisling Walsh, Kevin Byron Murphy, Patrick Galvin |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | poetry, based on novel or book, beating, reformatory, strap, discipline, woman director, 1930s |
| Production Companies | Lolafilms, Moviefan Scandinavia A/S, Subotica, Zoma Films, Fantastic Films, Titian Red Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $783,544
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Aidan Quinn | William Franklin |
| Iain Glen | Brother John |
| Marc Warren | Brother Mac |
| Dudley Sutton | Brother Tom |
| Alan Devlin | Father Damian |
| Stuart Graham | Brother Whelan |
| Bernard Manning | Rogers 855 |
| John Travers | Liam Mercier 636 |
| Andrew Simpson | Gerard Peters 458 |
| Mark Butler | Downey 913 |
| Samuel Bright | Ryan 126 |
| Chris Newman | Patrick Delaney 743 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Aisling Walsh | Writer, Director |
| Kevin Byron Murphy | Writer |
| Patrick Galvin | Writer |
| Richard Blackford | Music |
| Peter Robertson | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Andrés Vicente Gómez | Executive Producer |
| Gillian Berrie | Co-Producer |
| Peter Garde | Co-Producer |
| Michael Lunderskov | Executive Producer |
| Tristan Lynch | Producer |
| Will Machin | Associate Producer |
| John McDonnell | Producer |
| Kevin Byron Murphy | Producer |
| Dominic Wright | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 9 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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