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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 · My Left Foot: Directed by Jim Sheridan. With Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan. Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.
- (80K)
- Biography, Drama
- Jim Sheridan
- 1990-03-30
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...
- (45)
- Jim Sheridan
- R
- Daniel Day-Lewis
Available on Paramount+, MGM+, Philo, Prime Video, Sling TV. This cinematic masterpiece is the brilliant portrayal of legendary Irishman Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis) who, despite crippling cerebral palsy, learned to use his one controllable extremity -- his left foot -- to become an accomplished artist and writer.
- Jim Sheridan
- Daniel Day-Lewis
About this movie. arrow_forward. This cinematic masterpiece is the brilliant portrayal of legendary Irishman Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis) who, despite crippling cerebral palsy, learned to use...
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Dec 8, 2008 · Film Details. MPAA Rating. Genre. Drama. Biography. Foreign. Release Date. 1989. Distribution Company. MIRAMAX. Location. Wicklow, Ireland; Ardmore Studios, Dublin, Ireland. Technical Specs. Duration. 1h 43m. TCM Emails. Sign Up. A man with cerebral palsy learns to paint with his foot.
Synopsis. My Left Foot is the true story of Irish writer and cerebral palsy victim Christy Brown. Paralyzed from birth, Brown is written off as retarded and helpless. But Christy's indomitable mother never gives up on the boy. Using his left foot, the only part of his body not afflicted, Brown learns to write.
