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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
Drama, History
Release:
January 2003
Production:
Fantastic Films, Moviefan Scandinavia A/S, Subotica, Titian Red Pictures, Zoma Films, Lolafilms
Cast:
Aidan Quinn, Iain Glen, Marc Warren, Dudley Sutton, Alan Devlin, Stuart Graham, Bernard Manning, John Travers, Andrew Simpson, Mark Butler, Samuel Bright, Chris Newman
Tags:
based on novel or book, poetry, beating, reformatory, strap, discipline, woman director, 1930s, pederasty
