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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jim Sheridan (in his director debut) adapted by Sheridan and Shane Connaughton from the 1954 memoir of the same name by Christy Brown.
Mar 30, 1990 · A 1989 film starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown, a man with cerebral palsy who becomes a painter and writer with his left foot. The film won two Oscars and depicts his struggles, achievements and relationships with humor and drama.
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- Biography, Drama
- Jim Sheridan
- 1990-03-30
A biographical drama about Christy Brown, a painter and writer with cerebral palsy, starring Daniel Day-Lewis. Find out the critics' ratings, watch the trailer, and stream the movie on Paramount+, Fandango at Home, or Prime Video.
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- Jim Sheridan
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- Daniel Day-Lewis
Feb 2, 1990 · A biographical drama about Christy Brown, a poet and painter who was born with cerebral palsy and could only control his left foot. The film follows his life from childhood to adulthood, showing his struggles, achievements and relationships.
A 1989 biographical drama film about Irish writer Christy Brown, who overcame cerebral palsy with his left foot. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker, the film won two Oscars and six Golden Globes.
- 98 min
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the Oscar-winning biopic about Christy Brown, a man with cerebral palsy. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
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.
