My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown by Jim Sheridan

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No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. 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. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.

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Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown

Brenda Fricker

Brenda Fricker as Mrs. Brown

Alison Whelan

Alison Whelan as Sheila

Kirsten Sheridan

Kirsten Sheridan as Sharon

Declan Croghan

Declan Croghan as Tom

Eanna MacLiam

Eanna MacLiam as Benny

Marie Conmee

Marie Conmee as Sadie

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack as Lord Castlewelland

Phelim Drew

Phelim Drew as Brian

Ruth McCabe

Ruth McCabe as Mary

Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw as Dr. Eileen Cole

Ray McAnally

Ray McAnally as Mr. Brown

Pat Laffan

Pat Laffan as Barman

Derry Power

Derry Power as Customer in Bar

Hugh O'Conor

Hugh O'Conor as Young Christy Brown

Darren McHugh

Darren McHugh as Young Benny

Owen Sharp

Owen Sharp as Young Tom

Eileen Colgan

Eileen Colgan as Nan

Keith O'Conor

Keith O'Conor as Young Brian

Tom Hickey

Tom Hickey as Priest

Julie Hale

Julie Hale as Rachel

Jacinta Whyte

Jacinta Whyte as Sally

Sarah Cronin-Stanley

Sarah Cronin-Stanley as Girlfriend

Jean Doyle

Jean Doyle as Woman with Pram

Britta Smith

Britta Smith as Nurse

Adrian Dunbar

Adrian Dunbar as Peter

Lucy Vigne Welsh

Lucy Vigne Welsh as Petra

Daniel Reardon

Daniel Reardon as Tony

Conor Lambert

Conor Lambert as Punch & Judy Puppeteer

Martin Dunne

Martin Dunne as Waiter

Charlie Roberts

Charlie Roberts as Mourner #1

Jer O'Leary

Jer O'Leary as Mourner #2

Mil Fleming

Mil Fleming as Mourner #3

Simon Kelly

Simon Kelly as Liam

Eileen Kohlmann

Eileen Kohlmann as Violinist

Margaret Lyons

Margaret Lyons as Pianist

Patricia Higgins

Patricia Higgins as Violaist

Hilery O'Donovan

Hilery O'Donovan as Cellist

Don King

Don King as Double Bassist

Jenny Bryne

Jenny Bryne as Special Extra

Linda Walker

Linda Walker as Special Extra

Albert Kavanagh

Albert Kavanagh as Special Extra

Joe Swan

Joe Swan as Special Extra

Rita Lowe

Rita Lowe as Special Extra

Gerard Hourigan

Gerard Hourigan as Special Extra

Dawn Kursinczy

Dawn Kursinczy as Special Extra

Denis O'Leary

Denis O'Leary as Child

Lesley Ann Long

Lesley Ann Long as Child

Caromy Corcoran

Caromy Corcoran as Child

Cathy Corcoran

Cathy Corcoran as Child

Lisa Jane Rowland

Lisa Jane Rowland as Child

Aisling Murnane

Aisling Murnane as Child

Audrey Diffley

Audrey Diffley as Child

Oba Seagrave

Oba Seagrave as Child

Colm Rowland

Colm Rowland as Child

Owen Sullivan

Owen Sullivan as Child

Dean Clifford

Dean Clifford as Child

Sean Rowland

Sean Rowland as Child

Barry Keane

Barry Keane as Child

Wayne Kearney

Wayne Kearney as Child

John Mark Knight

John Mark Knight as Child

Deborah Pierce

Deborah Pierce as Child

Barry Lord

Barry Lord as Child

Tess Sheridan

Tess Sheridan as Child

Fiacra Sheridan

Fiacra Sheridan as Child

Eoghan O'Sullivan

Eoghan O'Sullivan as Child

Kerry Ellen Lawlor

Kerry Ellen Lawlor as Child

Naomi Sheridan

Naomi Sheridan as Child

Emily Hodge Barker

Emily Hodge Barker as Child

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