My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
07/04/1989
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.
Movie Information
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Christy Brown
Brenda Fricker
as Mrs. Brown
Alison Whelan
as Sheila
Kirsten Sheridan
as Sharon
Declan Croghan
as Tom
Eanna MacLiam
as Benny
Marie Conmee
as Sadie
Cyril Cusack
as Lord Castlewelland
Phelim Drew
as Brian
Ruth McCabe
as Mary
Fiona Shaw
as Dr. Eileen Cole
Ray McAnally
as Mr. Brown
Pat Laffan
as Barman
Derry Power
as Customer in Bar
Hugh O'Conor
as Young Christy Brown
Darren McHugh
as Young Benny
Owen Sharp
as Young Tom
Eileen Colgan
as Nan
Keith O'Conor
as Young Brian
Tom Hickey
as Priest
Julie Hale
as Rachel
Jacinta Whyte
as Sally
Sarah Cronin-Stanley
as Girlfriend
Jean Doyle
as Woman with Pram
Britta Smith
as Nurse
Adrian Dunbar
as Peter
Lucy Vigne Welsh
as Petra
Daniel Reardon
as Tony
Conor Lambert
as Punch & Judy Puppeteer
Martin Dunne
as Waiter
Charlie Roberts
as Mourner #1
Jer O'Leary
as Mourner #2
Mil Fleming
as Mourner #3
Simon Kelly
as Liam
Eileen Kohlmann
as Violinist
Margaret Lyons
as Pianist
Patricia Higgins
as Violaist
Hilery O'Donovan
as Cellist
Don King
as Double Bassist
Jenny Bryne
as Special Extra
Linda Walker
as Special Extra
Albert Kavanagh
as Special Extra
Joe Swan
as Special Extra
Rita Lowe
as Special Extra
Gerard Hourigan
as Special Extra
Dawn Kursinczy
as Special Extra
Denis O'Leary
as Child
Lesley Ann Long
as Child
Caromy Corcoran
as Child
Cathy Corcoran
as Child
Lisa Jane Rowland
as Child
Aisling Murnane
as Child
Audrey Diffley
as Child
Oba Seagrave
as Child
Colm Rowland
as Child
Owen Sullivan
as Child
Dean Clifford
as Child
Sean Rowland
as Child
Barry Keane
as Child
Wayne Kearney
as Child
John Mark Knight
as Child
Deborah Pierce
as Child
Barry Lord
as Child
Tess Sheridan
as Child
Fiacra Sheridan
as Child
Eoghan O'Sullivan
as Child
Kerry Ellen Lawlor
as Child
Naomi Sheridan
as Child
Emily Hodge Barker
as Child
