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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.
No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.
Drama
Starring
Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan
Directed by
Jim Sheridan
About
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Drama
No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.
A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.
Information
- Released
- Apr 7, 1989
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- IE
- Rating
- R
- Directed by
- Jim Sheridan
Production
- Studio
- Ferndale Films
- Studio
- Granada Television
- Studio
- RTÉ
Cast
People in this story
Daniel Day-LewisChristy Brown
Brenda FrickerMrs. Brown
Kirsten SheridanSharon
Eanna MacLiamBenny
Cyril CusackLord Castlewelland
Phelim DrewBrian
Ruth McCabeMary
Fiona ShawDr. Eileen Cole
Ray McAnallyMr. BrownMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.