My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)

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

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1989-04-07
  • User Rating: 7.5/10 from 914 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Ferndale Films
  • Production Country: Ireland, United Kingdom
  • Director: Jim Sheridan
star 7.5/10
From 914 Ratings
7.8

Summary

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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  • Daniel Day-Lewis

    as Christy Brown

  • Brenda Fricker

    as Mrs. Brown

  • Alison Whelan

    as Sheila

  • Kirsten Sheridan

    as Sharon

  • Declan Croghan

    as Tom

  • Eanna MacLiam

    as Benny

  • Marie Conmee

    as Sadie

  • Cyril Cusack

    as Lord Castlewelland

  • Phelim Drew

    as Brian

  • Ruth McCabe

    as Mary

  • Fiona Shaw

    as Dr. Eileen Cole

  • Ray McAnally

    as Mr. Brown

  • Pat Laffan

    as Barman

  • Derry Power

    as Customer in Bar

  • Hugh O'Conor

    as Young Christy Brown

  • Darren McHugh

    as Young Benny

  • Owen Sharp

    as Young Tom

  • Eileen Colgan

    as Nan

  • Keith O'Conor

    as Young Brian

  • Tom Hickey

    as Priest

  • Julie Hale

    as Rachel

  • Jacinta Whyte

    as Sally

  • Sarah Cronin-Stanley

    as Girlfriend

  • Jean Doyle

    as Woman with Pram

  • Britta Smith

    as Nurse

  • Adrian Dunbar

    as Peter

  • Lucy Vigne Welsh

    as Petra

  • Daniel Reardon

    as Tony

  • Conor Lambert

    as Punch & Judy Puppeteer

  • Martin Dunne

    as Waiter

  • Charlie Roberts

    as Mourner #1

  • Jer O'Leary

    as Mourner #2

  • Mil Fleming

    as Mourner #3

  • Simon Kelly

    as Liam

  • Eileen Kohlmann

    as Violinist

  • Margaret Lyons

    as Pianist

  • Patricia Higgins

    as Violaist

  • Hilery O'Donovan

    as Cellist

  • Don King

    as Double Bassist

  • Jenny Bryne

    as Special Extra

  • Linda Walker

    as Special Extra

  • Albert Kavanagh

    as Special Extra

  • Joe Swan

    as Special Extra

  • Rita Lowe

    as Special Extra

  • Gerard Hourigan

    as Special Extra

  • Dawn Kursinczy

    as Special Extra

  • Denis O'Leary

    as Child

  • Lesley Ann Long

    as Child

  • Caromy Corcoran

    as Child

  • Cathy Corcoran

    as Child

  • Lisa Jane Rowland

    as Child

  • Aisling Murnane

    as Child

  • Audrey Diffley

    as Child

  • Oba Seagrave

    as Child

  • Colm Rowland

    as Child

  • Owen Sullivan

    as Child

  • Dean Clifford

    as Child

  • Sean Rowland

    as Child

  • Barry Keane

    as Child

  • Wayne Kearney

    as Child

  • John Mark Knight

    as Child

  • Deborah Pierce

    as Child

  • Barry Lord

    as Child

  • Tess Sheridan

    as Child

  • Fiacra Sheridan

    as Child

  • Eoghan O'Sullivan

    as Child

  • Kerry Ellen Lawlor

    as Child

  • Naomi Sheridan

    as Child

  • Emily Hodge Barker

    as Child
Sound Elmer Bernstein Original Music Composer
Production Paul M. Heller Executive Producer
Camera Jack Conroy Director of Photography
Production Noel Pearson Producer
Production Steve Morrison Executive Producer
Writing Shane Connaughton Screenplay
Directing Jim Sheridan Director
Writing Jim Sheridan Screenplay
Editing J. Patrick Duffner Editor
Directing Michael Rowland Second Assistant Director
Production Arthur Lappin Line Producer
Production Nuala Moiselle Casting
Costume & Make-Up Joan Bergin Costume Design
Art Shirley Lynch Set Decoration
Art Austen Spriggs Production Design
Crew Gerry Johnston Special Effects Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Ken Jennings Makeup Artist
Art Russ Bailey Construction Coordinator
Crew Peter Brayham Stunt Coordinator
Directing Kevan Barker Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Anne Dunne Hairstylist
Production Mary Alleguen Production Manager
Art Mark Geraghty Assistant Art Director
Sound Ron Davis Sound Editor
Sound Kieran Horgan Sound mixer
Camera John Murphy Grip
Lighting Louis Conroy Gaffer
Lighting Noel Cullen Electrician
Camera Jonathan Hession Still Photographer
Camera Des Whelan Camera Operator
Production Grania O'Shannon Location Manager
Crew Terence Plummer Stunts
Crew Alan Walsh Stunts
Crew Patrick Condren Stunts
Crew Jazzer Jeyes Stunts
Crew James Hickey Legal Services
Sound Kathy Durning Music Editor
Crew Steve Dent Stunts
Crew Dave Holland Stunts
Writing Christy Brown Book
Crew Gilbert White Animal Wrangler

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