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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Dir. Jim Sheridan
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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
“A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.”
Drama
Director
Jim Sheridan
Screenplay
Jim Sheridan, Shane Connaughton
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.
Release
Apr 7, 1989
Budget
$645K
Revenue
$15M
Country
Ireland
Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown
Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Brown
Kirsten Sheridan
Sharon
Eanna MacLiam
Benny
Cyril Cusack
Lord Castlewelland
Phelim Drew
Brian
Ruth McCabe
Mary
Fiona Shaw
Dr. Eileen Cole
Ray McAnally
Mr. Brown
Pat Laffan
Barman
Hugh O'Conor
Young Christy Brown
Tom Hickey
Priest
Julie Hale
Rachel
Adrian Dunbar
Peter
Conor Lambert
Punch & Judy Puppeteer
Jer O'Leary
Mourner #2
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