My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

7.5
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 103 min
  • Premiere: 1989. April 7.

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.

Discover

Daniel Day-Lewis

Christy Brown

Brenda Fricker

Mrs. Brown

Cyril Cusack

Lord Castlewelland

Fiona Shaw

Dr. Eileen Cole

Ray McAnally

Mr. Brown

Pat Laffan

Barman

Derry Power

Customer in Bar

Hugh O'Conor

Young Christy Brown

Darren McHugh

Young Benny

Owen Sharp

Young Tom

Keith O'Conor

Young Brian

Tom Hickey

Priest

Julie Hale

Rachel

Jean Doyle

Woman with Pram

Conor Lambert

Punch & Judy Puppeteer

Charlie Roberts

Mourner #1

Jer O'Leary

Mourner #2

Mil Fleming

Mourner #3

Eileen Kohlmann

Violinist

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

Art

Austen Spriggs

Production Design

Shirley Lynch

Set Decoration

Russ Bailey

Construction Coordinator

Mark Geraghty

Assistant Art Director

Camera

Jack Conroy

Director of Photography

Jonathan Hession

Still Photographer

Des Whelan

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Joan Bergin

Costume Design

Anne Dunne

Hairstylist

Ken Jennings

Makeup Artist

Crew

Gerry Johnston

Special Effects Coordinator

Peter Brayham

Stunt Coordinator

Steve Dent

Stunts

Alan Walsh

Stunts

James Hickey

Legal Services

Gilbert White

Animal Wrangler

Directing

Jim Sheridan

Director

Michael Rowland

Second Assistant Director

Kevan Barker

Assistant Director

Editing

Lighting

Noel Cullen

Electrician

Production

Paul M. Heller

Executive Producer

Steve Morrison

Executive Producer

Noel Pearson

Producer

Arthur Lappin

Line Producer

Mary Alleguen

Production Manager

Grania O'Shannon

Location Manager

Sound

Elmer Bernstein

Original Music Composer

Ron Davis

Sound Editor

Kieran Horgan

Sound mixer

Kathy Durning

Music Editor

Writing

Shane Connaughton

Screenplay

Jim Sheridan

Screenplay