Film · Drama
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.
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.
- Director
- Jim Sheridan
- Writers
- Jim Sheridan, Shane Connaughton, Christy Brown
- Country
- Ireland
- Language
- English
- Release date
- April 7, 1989
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown was released on April 7, 1989. Where to watch in United States: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube (rent or buy).
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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown cast
Daniel Day-LewisChristy Brown
Brenda FrickerMrs. Brown- Alison WhelanSheila
Kirsten SheridanSharon- Declan CroghanTom
Eanna MacLiamBenny- Marie ConmeeSadie
Cyril CusackLord Castlewelland
Phelim DrewBrian
Ruth McCabeMary
Fiona ShawDr. Eileen Cole
Ray McAnallyMr. Brown
Pat LaffanBarman- Derry PowerCustomer in Bar
Hugh O'ConorYoung Christy Brown- Darren McHughYoung Benny
- Owen SharpYoung Tom
- Eileen ColganNan
- Keith O'ConorYoung Brian
Tom HickeyPriest
