My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)

A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1989-04-07
  • User Rating: 7.5/10 from 860 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Ferndale Films
  • Production Country: Ireland, United Kingdom
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Summary

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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    Directing Jim Sheridan Director
    Writing Shane Connaughton Screenplay
    Writing Jim Sheridan Screenplay
    Production Paul M. Heller Executive Producer
    Production Steve Morrison Executive Producer
    Production Noel Pearson Producer
    Sound Elmer Bernstein Original Music Composer
    Camera Jack Conroy Director of Photography
    Editing J. Patrick Duffner Editor
    Production Arthur Lappin Line Producer
    Production Nuala Moiselle Casting
    Art Austen Spriggs Production Design
    Art Shirley Lynch Set Decoration
    Costume & Make-Up Joan Bergin Costume Design
    Costume & Make-Up Anne Dunne Hairstylist
    Costume & Make-Up Ken Jennings Makeup Artist
    Production Mary Alleguen Production Manager
    Directing Kevan Barker Assistant Director
    Art Russ Bailey Construction Coordinator
    Art Mark Geraghty Assistant Art Director
    Sound Ron Davis Sound Editor
    Sound Kieran Horgan Sound mixer
    Crew Gerry Johnston Special Effects Coordinator
    Crew Peter Brayham Stunt Coordinator
    Crew Patrick Condren Stunts
    Crew Steve Dent Stunts
    Crew Dave Holland Stunts
    Crew Jazzer Jeyes Stunts
    Crew Terence Plummer Stunts
    Crew Alan Walsh Stunts
    Lighting Louis Conroy Gaffer
    Lighting Noel Cullen Electrician
    Camera Jonathan Hession Still Photographer
    Camera John Murphy Grip
    Camera Des Whelan Camera Operator
    Sound Kathy Durning Music Editor
    Crew James Hickey Legal Services
    Production Grania O'Shannon Location Manager
    Writing Christy Brown Book
    Directing Michael Rowland Second Assistant Director