1989
Dram 103 min

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

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.

Director
Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan Director
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Actors
Daniel Day-Lewis Daniel Day-Lewis Christy Brown Brenda Fricker Brenda Fricker Mrs. Brown Alison Whelan Sheila Kirsten Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan Sharon Declan Croghan Tom Eanna MacLiam Eanna MacLiam Benny Marie Conmee Sadie Cyril Cusack Cyril Cusack Lord Castlewelland Phelim Drew Phelim Drew Brian Ruth McCabe Ruth McCabe Mary Fiona Shaw Fiona Shaw Dr. Eileen Cole Ray McAnally Ray McAnally Mr. Brown Pat Laffan Pat Laffan Barman Derry Power Customer in Bar Hugh O'Conor Young Christy Brown Darren McHugh Young Benny Owen Sharp Young Tom Eileen Colgan Nan Keith O'Conor Young Brian Tom Hickey Tom Hickey Priest Julie Hale Julie Hale Rachel Jacinta Whyte Sally Sarah Cronin-Stanley Girlfriend Jean Doyle Woman with Pram Britta Smith Nurse Adrian Dunbar Adrian Dunbar Peter Lucy Vigne Welsh Petra Daniel Reardon Tony Conor Lambert Conor Lambert Punch & Judy Puppeteer Martin Dunne Waiter Charlie Roberts Mourner #1 Jer O'Leary Jer O'Leary Mourner #2 Mil Fleming Mourner #3 Simon Kelly Liam Eileen Kohlmann Violinist Margaret Lyons Pianist Patricia Higgins Violaist Hilery O'Donovan Cellist Don King Double Bassist Jenny Bryne Special Extra Linda Walker Special Extra Albert Kavanagh Special Extra Joe Swan Special Extra Rita Lowe Special Extra Gerard Hourigan Special Extra Dawn Kursinczy Special Extra Denis O'Leary Child Lesley Ann Long Child Caromy Corcoran Child Cathy Corcoran Child Lisa Jane Rowland Child Aisling Murnane Child Audrey Diffley Child Oba Seagrave Child Colm Rowland Child Owen Sullivan Child Dean Clifford Child Sean Rowland Child Barry Keane Child Wayne Kearney Child John Mark Knight Child Deborah Pierce Child Barry Lord Child Tess Sheridan Child Fiacra Sheridan Child Eoghan O'Sullivan Child Kerry Ellen Lawlor Child Naomi Sheridan Child Emily Hodge Barker Child

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