My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)

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.

Date of release
1989-04-07
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (1067)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama
Director
Jim Sheridan

Casting

  • Daniel Day-Lewis — Christy Brown
  • Brenda Fricker — Mrs. Brown
  • Alison Whelan — Sheila
  • Kirsten Sheridan — Sharon
  • Declan Croghan — Tom
  • Eanna MacLiam — Benny
  • Marie Conmee — Sadie
  • Cyril Cusack — Lord Castlewelland
  • Phelim Drew — Brian
  • Ruth McCabe — Mary
  • Fiona Shaw — Dr. Eileen Cole
  • Ray McAnally — Mr. Brown

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