Genres
Production Companies
Granada Television
RTÉ
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.
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.
Key Crew
Director: Jim Sheridan
Screenplay: Shane Connaughton, Jim Sheridan
Producer: Noel Pearson
Director of Photography: Jack Conroy
Top Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown
Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Brown
Alison Whelan
Sheila
Kirsten Sheridan
Sharon
Declan Croghan
Tom
Eanna MacLiam
Benny
Marie Conmee
Sadie
Cyril Cusack
Lord Castlewelland
Videos
My Left Foot ≣ 1989 ≣ Trailer
My Left Foot - 1989 Trailer
