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.
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14 wins & 6 nominations
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"Four walls. One faith. No identity."
Status
Released
Original Language
en
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$783,544
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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
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Aisling Walsh
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Tristan Lynch
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John McDonnell
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Michael Lunderskov
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Kevin Byron Murphy
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Kevin Byron Murphy
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Patrick Galvin
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Aisling Walsh
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Dominic Wright
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Andrés Vicente Gómez
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Peter Robertson
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