My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

103 mins | Drama | April 7, 1989

In this true story told through flashbacks, Christy Brown is born with crippling cerebral palsy into a poor, working-class Irish family. Able only to control movement in his left foot and to speak in guttural sounds, he is mistakenly believed to have a intellectual disability for the first ten years of his life.

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

103 mins | Drama | April 7, 1989

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
In this true story told through flashbacks, Christy Brown is born with crippling cerebral palsy into a poor, working-class Irish family. Able only to control movement in his left foot and to speak in guttural sounds, he is mistakenly believed to have a intellectual disability for the first ten years of his life.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Ferndale Films, RTÉ, Granada Television
Original title My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Directors Kevan Barker, Jim Sheridan
Writers Christy Brown, Jim Sheridan, Shane Connaughton

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

as Christy Brown

Brenda Fricker

as Bridget Fagan-Brown

Alison Whelan

as Sheila Brown

Declan Croghan

as Tom Brown

Eanna MacLiam

as Benny Brown

Marie Conmee

as Sadie Brown

Kirsten Sheridan

as Sharon Brown

Cyril Cusack

as Lord Castlewelland

Phelim Drew

as Brian

Ruth McCabe

as Mary Carr

Fiona Shaw

as Dr. Eileen Cole

Ray McAnally

as Patrick Brown

Pat Laffan

as Barman

Derry Power

as Customer in Bar

Hugh O'Conor

as Young Christy Brown

Eileen Colgan

as Nan

Tom Hickey

as Priest

Britta Smith

as Nurse

Adrian Dunbar

as Peter

Daniel Reardon

as Tony

Jer O'Leary

as Mourner #2

Naomi Sheridan

as Child