Movie · 1989
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
“A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.”
Released 7 April 1989 103 min Drama More from 1989 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Cyril Cusack
as Lord Castlewelland
Ray McAnally
as Mr. Brown
Brenda Fricker
as Mrs. Brown
Jer O'Leary
as Mourner #2
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Christy Brown
Fiona Shaw
as Dr. Eileen Cole
Phelim Drew
as Brian
Kirsten Sheridan
as Sharon
Alison Whelan
as Sheila
Declan Croghan
as Tom
Eanna MacLiam
as Benny
Marie Conmee
as Sadie
Ruth McCabe
as Mary
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The numbers
66years between the oldest and youngest billed
78Cyril Cusack — oldest on the call sheet
12Kirsten Sheridan — youngest billed
40average age of the credited cast