A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
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My Left Foot (1989) Original Trailer [HD] · plays on YouTube
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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.
- Directed by
- Jim Sheridan
- Written by
- Jim Sheridan, Shane Connaughton, Christy Brown
Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown
Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Brown
Alison Whelan
Sheila
Kirsten Sheridan
Sharon
Declan Croghan
Tom
Eanna MacLiam
Benny
Marie Conmee
Sadie
Cyril Cusack
Lord Castlewelland
Phelim Drew
Brian
Ruth McCabe
Mary
Fiona Shaw
Dr. Eileen Cole
Ray McAnally
Mr. Brown
Pat Laffan
Barman
Derry Power
Customer in Bar
Hugh O'Conor
Young Christy Brown
Darren McHugh
Young Benny
Details
- Released
- April 7, 1989
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- Ireland, United Kingdom
- Budget
- $645,180
- Box office
- $14,743,391
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