Poster of My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

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.

Release Date: 1989-04-07

Original Language: en

Genres: Drama

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Popularity:

14.599

Cast Members

Daniel Day-Lewis

Christy Brown

Brenda Fricker

Mrs. Brown

Cyril Cusack

Lord Castlewelland

Fiona Shaw

Dr. Eileen Cole

Ray McAnally

Mr. Brown

Derry Power

Customer in Bar

Hugh O'Conor

Young Christy Brown

Darren McHugh

Young Benny

Owen Sharp

Young Tom

Keith O'Conor

Young Brian

Jean Doyle

Woman with Pram

Conor Lambert

Punch & Judy Puppeteer

Jer O'Leary

Mourner #2

Mil Fleming

Mourner #3

Don King

Double Bassist

Jenny Bryne

Special Extra

Linda Walker

Special Extra

Albert Kavanagh

Special Extra

Joe Swan

Special Extra

Rita Lowe

Special Extra

Gerard Hourigan

Special Extra

Dawn Kursinczy

Special Extra