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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.
- £600,000
- Elmer Bernstein
- 24 February 1989
- Noel Pearson
Mar 30, 1990 · A film about the life of Christy Brown, an Irish artist and writer who was born with cerebral palsy and used his left foot to communicate. Daniel Day-Lewis won two Oscars for his portrayal of Brown, along with Brenda Fricker and Hugh O'Connor.
- (78K)
- Jim Sheridan
- R
- Biography, Drama
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...
- (1.5K)
- Jim Sheridan
- R
- Daniel Day-Lewis
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. Brown was an imaginative, sensitive soul trapped in a body twisted and crippled by cerebral palsy.
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.
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Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Christy Brown, a man with cerebral palsy who becomes a painter and writer with his left foot. The film is based on Brown's autobiography and directed by Jim Sheridan.
My Left Foot. HD. Daniel Day-Lewis won the 1989 Oscar (R) for Best Actor for his brilliant portrayal a physically challenged writer and painter Christy Brown. 1,484 IMDb 7.8 1 h 43 min 1990. X-Ray R. Drama · Contemplative · Inspiring · Sentimental. Free trial of Paramount+, rent, or buy. Watch with Paramount+. Start your 7-day free trial.
