My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Release: 1989-04-07
·Runtime: 103m
·★ 7.5
Drama
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 Countries
Ireland
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Ferndale Films
Granada Television
RTÉ
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Brenda Fricker
as Mrs. Brown
Hugh O'Conor
as Young Christy Brown
Conor Lambert
as Punch & Judy Puppeteer
Phelim Drew
as Brian
Julie Hale
as Rachel
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Christy Brown
Ruth McCabe
as Mary
Jer O'Leary
as Mourner #2
Eanna MacLiam
as Benny
Fiona Shaw
as Dr. Eileen Cole
Tom Hickey
as Priest
Ray McAnally
as Mr. Brown
Cyril Cusack
as Lord Castlewelland
Pat Laffan
as Barman
Kirsten Sheridan
as Sharon
Adrian Dunbar
as Peter
