
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
7.5|7 Apr, 1989|103 min
A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.
7.5|7 Apr, 1989|103 min
Released
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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.
Language
Budget$645,180
Revenue $14,743,391
English
Budget$645,180
Revenue $14,743,391
Keywords
bodily disabled person
poet
biography
based on true story
foot
flashback
author
working class
disabled
cerebral palsy
Casts

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
Crews
J. Patrick Duffner
Editor
Paul M. Heller
Executive Producer

Jim Sheridan
Director

Jim Sheridan
Screenplay
Jack Conroy
Director of Photography
Steve Morrison
Executive Producer

Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Shane Connaughton
Screenplay
Noel Pearson
Producer
Michael Rowland
Second Assistant Director
Joan Bergin
Costume Design
Shirley Lynch
Set Decoration
Austen Spriggs
Production Design
Arthur Lappin
Line Producer
Nuala Moiselle
Casting
Russ Bailey
Construction Coordinator

Peter Brayham
Stunt Coordinator
Mary Alleguen
Production Manager
Kevan Barker
Assistant Director
Noel Cullen
Electrician
John Murphy
Grip
Mark Geraghty
Assistant Art Director
Gerry Johnston
Special Effects Coordinator
Ken Jennings
Makeup Artist
Anne Dunne
Hairstylist
Kieran Horgan
Sound mixer
Ron Davis
Sound Editor
James Hickey
Legal Services
Grania O'Shannon
Location Manager
Patrick Condren
Stunts

Steve Dent
Stunts
Dave Holland
Stunts
Terence Plummer
Stunts
Louis Conroy
Gaffer
Alan Walsh
Stunts
Des Whelan
Camera Operator
Jazzer Jeyes
Stunts
Jonathan Hession
Still Photographer
Kathy Durning
Music Editor
Christy Brown
Book
Gilbert White
Animal Wrangler
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