My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

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

1989 en 103 minutes

Rating: 7.517

Plot

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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Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Christy Brown

Brenda Fricker

Brenda Fricker

Mrs. Brown

Alison Whelan

Alison Whelan

Sheila

Kirsten Sheridan

Kirsten Sheridan

Sharon

Declan Croghan

Declan Croghan

Tom

Eanna MacLiam

Eanna MacLiam

Benny

Marie Conmee

Marie Conmee

Sadie

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Lord Castlewelland

Phelim Drew

Phelim Drew

Brian

Ruth McCabe

Ruth McCabe

Mary

Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

Dr. Eileen Cole

Ray McAnally

Ray McAnally

Mr. Brown

Pat Laffan

Pat Laffan

Barman

Derry Power

Derry Power

Customer in Bar

Hugh O'Conor

Hugh O'Conor

Young Christy Brown

Darren McHugh

Darren McHugh

Young Benny

Owen Sharp

Owen Sharp

Young Tom

Eileen Colgan

Eileen Colgan

Nan

Keith O'Conor

Keith O'Conor

Young Brian

Tom Hickey

Tom Hickey

Priest

Julie Hale

Julie Hale

Rachel

Jacinta Whyte

Jacinta Whyte

Sally

Sarah Cronin-Stanley

Sarah Cronin-Stanley

Girlfriend

Jean Doyle

Jean Doyle

Woman with Pram

Britta Smith

Britta Smith

Nurse

Adrian Dunbar

Adrian Dunbar

Peter

Lucy Vigne Welsh

Lucy Vigne Welsh

Petra

Daniel Reardon

Daniel Reardon

Tony

Conor Lambert

Conor Lambert

Punch & Judy Puppeteer

Martin Dunne

Martin Dunne

Waiter

Charlie Roberts

Charlie Roberts

Mourner #1

Jer O'Leary

Jer O'Leary

Mourner #2

Mil Fleming

Mil Fleming

Mourner #3

Simon Kelly

Simon Kelly

Liam

Eileen Kohlmann

Eileen Kohlmann

Violinist

Margaret Lyons

Margaret Lyons

Pianist

Patricia Higgins

Patricia Higgins

Violaist

Hilery O'Donovan

Hilery O'Donovan

Cellist

Don King

Don King

Double Bassist

Jenny Bryne

Jenny Bryne

Special Extra

Linda Walker

Linda Walker

Special Extra

Albert Kavanagh

Albert Kavanagh

Special Extra

Joe Swan

Joe Swan

Special Extra

Rita Lowe

Rita Lowe

Special Extra

Gerard Hourigan

Gerard Hourigan

Special Extra

Dawn Kursinczy

Dawn Kursinczy

Special Extra

Denis O'Leary

Denis O'Leary

Child

Lesley Ann Long

Lesley Ann Long

Child

Caromy Corcoran

Caromy Corcoran

Child

Cathy Corcoran

Cathy Corcoran

Child

Lisa Jane Rowland

Lisa Jane Rowland

Child

Aisling Murnane

Aisling Murnane

Child

Audrey Diffley

Audrey Diffley

Child

Oba Seagrave

Oba Seagrave

Child

Colm Rowland

Colm Rowland

Child

Owen Sullivan

Owen Sullivan

Child

Dean Clifford

Dean Clifford

Child

Sean Rowland

Sean Rowland

Child

Barry Keane

Barry Keane

Child

Wayne Kearney

Wayne Kearney

Child

John Mark Knight

John Mark Knight

Child

Deborah Pierce

Deborah Pierce

Child

Barry Lord

Barry Lord

Child

Tess Sheridan

Tess Sheridan

Child

Fiacra Sheridan

Fiacra Sheridan

Child

Eoghan O'Sullivan

Eoghan O'Sullivan

Child

Kerry Ellen Lawlor

Kerry Ellen Lawlor

Child

Naomi Sheridan

Naomi Sheridan

Child

Emily Hodge Barker

Emily Hodge Barker

Child

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