My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
Budget | $645,180.00 |
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Revenue | $14,743,391.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 18.581 |
Directed By
Jim Sheridan
Crew
Elmer Bernstein
Paul M. Heller
Jack Conroy
Noel Pearson
Steve Morrison
Shane Connaughton
Jim Sheridan
Jim Sheridan
J. Patrick Duffner
Michael Rowland
Arthur Lappin
Nuala Moiselle
Joan Bergin
Shirley Lynch
Austen Spriggs
Gerry Johnston
Ken Jennings
Russ Bailey
Peter Brayham
Kevan Barker
Anne Dunne
Mary Alleguen
Mark Geraghty
Ron Davis
Kieran Horgan
John Murphy
Louis Conroy
Noel Cullen
Jonathan Hession
Des Whelan
Grania O'Shannon
Terence Plummer
Alan Walsh
Patrick Condren
Jazzer Jeyes
James Hickey
Kathy Durning
Steve Dent
Dave Holland
Christy Brown
Gilbert White
TOP 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
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