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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)  link to My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown on IMDb  

Number: 1534

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IMDb Rating:
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7.9/10 (55.1K votes)

Country: Ireland, 103 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Biography, Drama

Director(s): Jim Sheridan

Storyline:
Christy Brown is born with cerebral palsy to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs. Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous artist who uses his dexterous left foot to write and paint.

Cast:

Daniel Day-Lewis Christy Brown
Brenda Fricker Mrs. Brown
Kirsten Sheridan Sharon
Cyril Cusack Lord Castlewelland
Fiona Shaw Dr. Eileen Cole

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English / Dolby Digital 2.0 - English / Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 - English

Location: Drawer 13 Slot 32

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1