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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.
Genres
Drama
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.
Details
Budget
$645180
Revenue
$14743391
Runtime
103 min
Release Date
1989-04-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
982
Vote Average
7.523
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Owen Sharp
Young Tom
Eileen Colgan
Nan
Keith O'Conor
Young Brian
Tom Hickey
Priest
Julie Hale
Rachel
Jacinta Whyte
Sally
Sarah Cronin-Stanley
Girlfriend
Jean Doyle
Woman with Pram
Britta Smith
Nurse
Adrian Dunbar
Peter
Lucy Vigne Welsh
Petra
Daniel Reardon
Tony
Conor Lambert
Punch & Judy Puppeteer
Martin Dunne
Waiter
Charlie Roberts
Mourner #1
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
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