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.
- Budget
- $645,180
- Revenue
- $14,743,391
- Production
- Ferndale Films, Granada Television, RTÉ
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Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown
Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Brown
Kirsten Sheridan
Sharon
Eanna MacLiam
Benny
Cyril Cusack
Lord Castlewelland
Phelim Drew
Brian
Ruth McCabe
Mary
Fiona Shaw
Dr. Eileen Cole
Ray McAnally
Mr. Brown
Pat Laffan
Barman
Tom Hickey
Priest
Julie Hale
Rachel
Adrian Dunbar
Peter
Conor Lambert
Punch & Judy Puppeteer
Jer O'Leary
Mourner #2
Crew
- Director
- Jim Sheridan
- Writers
- Shane Connaughton,Jim Sheridan
- Producers
- Paul M. Heller,Noel Pearson,Steve Morrison
- Cinematography
- Jack Conroy
- Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
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CinemaSerf
January 25, 2025
There's a pretty fine line between mimicry and acting, and acting that's natural and that which has been rehearsed to within an inch of it's life. I think it's very much the natural that Daniel Day-Lewis delivers here, as does Hugh O'Conor as his younger persona, as we learn of the upbringing of a young lad born with very limited movement and learning difficulties, but a mind that's clearly sharp and a face that's expressive. His family, a typically large one, is headed up by his dad (Ray McAnal…