My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 43m
- Director Jim Sheridan
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.5/10 (1,062 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
-
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Christy Brown
-
Brenda Fricker
as Mrs. Brown
- Alison Whelan as Sheila
-
Kirsten Sheridan
as Sharon
- Declan Croghan as Tom
-
Eanna MacLiam
as Benny
- Marie Conmee as Sadie
-
Cyril Cusack
as Lord Castlewelland
-
Phelim Drew
as Brian
-
Ruth McCabe
as Mary
-
Fiona Shaw
as Dr. Eileen Cole
-
Ray McAnally
as Mr. Brown
-
Pat Laffan
as Barman
- Derry Power as Customer in Bar
-
Hugh O'Conor
as Young Christy Brown
- Darren McHugh as Young Benny
- Owen Sharp as Young Tom
- Eileen Colgan as Nan
Crew
-
Jim Sheridan
Director
-
Jack Conroy
Director of Photography
- J. Patrick Duffner Editor
-
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
- Noel Pearson Producer
- Shane Connaughton Screenplay
-
Jim Sheridan
Screenplay
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