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For other uses, see My Left Foot (disambiguation). My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Jim Sheridan adapted by Sheridan and Shane Connaughton from the 1954 memoir of the same name by Christy Brown.
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- My Left Foot
My Left Foot is the 1954 autobiography of Christy Brown, who...
- Christy Brown
My Left Foot, memoir written by Irish author Christy Brown (June 5, 1932–September 7, 1981), published in 1954. Begun when he was 18 and published when Brown was 22 years old, My Left Foot is the story of an extraordinary person.
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.
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- Biography, Drama
A gritty, unsentimental drama based on the life and autobiography of cerebralpalsy victim Christy Brown. Considered an imbecile by everyone but his mother (Fricker, in a stunning award-winning performance) until he teaches himself to write.
Apr 12, 2023 · “My Left Foot” is a biographical movie based on the true story of Christy Brown, an Irish writer and painter who had cerebral palsy. The movie, directed by Jim Sheridan, was released in 1989 and stars Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown, and Brenda Fricker as his mother.
