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

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

A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle. 1989-04-07 Ireland, United Kingdom 103 Min. PG-13
7.5 910 votes

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.

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis is Christy Brown
Christy Brown
Brenda Fricker is Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Brown
Alison Whelan is Sheila
Sheila
Kirsten Sheridan is Sharon
Sharon
Declan Croghan is Tom
Tom
Eanna MacLiam is Benny
Benny
Marie Conmee is Sadie
Sadie
Cyril Cusack is Lord Castlewelland
Lord Castlewelland
Phelim Drew is Brian
Brian
Ruth McCabe is Mary
Mary
Fiona Shaw is Dr. Eileen Cole
Dr. Eileen Cole
Ray McAnally is Mr. Brown
Mr. Brown

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