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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 directorial debut) and adapted by Sheridan and Shane Connaughton from the 1954 memoir by Christy Brown. A co-production of Ireland and the United Kingdom, it stars Daniel Day-Lewis as Brown, an Irish man born with cerebral palsy, who could control only his left foot. Brown grew up in a poor working-class family and became a writer and artist. Brenda Fricker, Ray McAnally, Hugh O'Conor, Fiona Shaw, and Cyril Cusack are featured in supporting roles.
- Director
- Jim Sheridan
- Writer
- Jim Sheridan · Shane Connaughton
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- Release date
- 7 April 1979 · Released
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom, Ireland
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Drama · Biographical
- Also known as
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- Deutsch
- Mein linker Fuß
- Español
- Mi pie izquierdo
- Italiano
- Il mio piede sinistro
- 日本語
- マイ・レフトフット
- 한국어
- 나의 왼발
- Polski
- Moja lewa stopa
- Themes
- Christy Brown ↗
Data from Wikidata (CC0). Description adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Wikipedia · Poster from fanart.tv.