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poster movie My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

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

R

1989-04-07

  • Drama

1h 43m

A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.

Overview

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.

  • Shane ConnaughtonScreenplay
  • Jim SheridanScreenplay
  • Christy BrownBook
  • Jim SheridanDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleMy Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Budget$645,180.00

Revenue$14,743,391.00

Casts

  • Profile Daniel Day-Lewis with character Christy Brown

    Daniel Day-Lewis

    Christy Brown

  • Profile Brenda Fricker with character Mrs. Brown

    Brenda Fricker

    Mrs. Brown

  • Alison Whelan

    Sheila

  • Profile Kirsten Sheridan with character Sharon

    Kirsten Sheridan

    Sharon

  • Declan Croghan

    Tom

  • Profile Eanna MacLiam with character Benny

    Eanna MacLiam

    Benny

  • Marie Conmee

    Sadie

  • Profile Cyril Cusack with character Lord Castlewelland

    Cyril Cusack

    Lord Castlewelland

  • Profile Phelim Drew with character Brian

    Phelim Drew

    Brian

  • Profile Ruth McCabe with character Mary

    Ruth McCabe

    Mary

  • Profile Fiona Shaw with character Dr. Eileen Cole

    Fiona Shaw

    Dr. Eileen Cole

  • Profile Ray McAnally with character Mr. Brown

    Ray McAnally

    Mr. Brown

  • Profile Pat Laffan with character Barman

    Pat Laffan

    Barman

  • Derry Power

    Customer in Bar

  • Profile Hugh O'Conor with character Young Christy Brown

    Hugh O'Conor

    Young Christy Brown

  • Darren McHugh

    Young Benny

  • Owen Sharp

    Young Tom

  • Eileen Colgan

    Nan

  • Keith O'Conor

    Young Brian

  • Profile Tom Hickey with character Priest

    Tom Hickey

    Priest

  • Profile Julie Hale with character Rachel

    Julie Hale

    Rachel

  • Jacinta Whyte

    Sally

  • Sarah Cronin-Stanley

    Girlfriend

  • Jean Doyle

    Woman with Pram

  • Britta Smith

    Nurse

  • Profile Adrian Dunbar with character Peter

    Adrian Dunbar

    Peter

  • Lucy Vigne Welsh

    Petra

  • Daniel Reardon

    Tony

  • Profile Conor Lambert with character Punch & Judy Puppeteer

    Conor Lambert

    Punch & Judy Puppeteer

  • Martin Dunne

    Waiter

  • Charlie Roberts

    Mourner #1

  • Profile Jer O'Leary with character Mourner #2

    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