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Mar 30, 1990 · A film about the life of Christy Brown, a man born with cerebral palsy who became an artist and a writer using his left foot. Daniel Day-Lewis won two Oscars for his portrayal of Brown, a role that required him to break ribs and refuse to come out of character.
- (78K)
- Jim Sheridan
- R
- Biography, Drama
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
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
Feb 2, 1990 · A film based on the autobiography of Christy Brown, a poet, painter and writer with cerebral palsy who overcame his handicap with his left foot. Ebert praises the film's humor, humanity and courage, and compares it to the life of Helen Keller.
A film about a man with cerebral palsy who learns to paint with his foot. Starring Daniel Day-lewis and Brenda Fricker, the film was released in 1989 and won an Oscar for Best Actor.
- Jim Sheridan
- Daniel Day-Lewis
Find out who starred in the 1989 film adaptation of Christy Brown's autobiography, directed by Jim Sheridan and produced by Paul M. Heller. See the full list of actors, writers, composers, editors, and more who worked on the film.
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.
