Release Date

07 Apr, 1989

Runtime

01:43: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

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Actors

Daniel Day-Lewis

Brenda Fricker

Alison Whelan

Kirsten Sheridan

Declan Croghan

Eanna MacLiam

Marie Conmee

Cyril Cusack

Phelim Drew

Ruth McCabe

Fiona Shaw

Ray McAnally

Pat Laffan

Derry Power

Hugh O'Conor

Darren McHugh

Owen Sharp

Eileen Colgan

Keith O'Conor

Tom Hickey

Julie Hale

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