Release Date
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Original Release
April 7, 1989
1h 43m
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
⭐ 7.5103 min
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.
Director
Jim Sheridan
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.8
Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown
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Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Brown
⭐1.1
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Alison Whelan
Sheila
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Kirsten Sheridan
Sharon
⭐0.7
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Declan Croghan
Tom
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Eanna MacLiam
Benny
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Marie Conmee
Sadie
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Cyril Cusack
Lord Castlewelland
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Phelim Drew
Brian
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Ruth McCabe
Mary
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Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Ferndale Films
Granada Television
RTÉ
