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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

1989 · 1h 43m · Drama

A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.

IMDb
7.8
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Metacritic
97

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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.

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Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Christy Brown

Brenda Fricker

Brenda Fricker

Mrs. Brown

Alison Whelan

Sheila

Kirsten Sheridan

Kirsten Sheridan

Sharon

Declan Croghan

Tom

Eanna MacLiam

Eanna MacLiam

Benny

Marie Conmee

Sadie

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Lord Castlewelland

Phelim Drew

Phelim Drew

Brian

Ruth McCabe

Ruth McCabe

Mary

Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

Dr. Eileen Cole

Ray McAnally

Ray McAnally

Mr. Brown

Pat Laffan

Pat Laffan

Barman

Derry Power

Customer in Bar

Hugh O'Conor

Hugh O'Conor

Young Christy Brown

Darren McHugh

Young Benny

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
April 7, 1989
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
R
Budget
$645,180
Revenue
$14,743,391
Genres
Drama

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