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My Left Foot (film)

My Left Foot
My Left Foot.jpg
Theatrical Release poster
Directed by Jim Sheridan
Produced by Noel Pearson
Screenplay by Shane Connaughton
Jim Sheridan
Based on My Left Foot
by Christy Brown
Starring
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography Jack Conroy
Edited by J. Patrick Duffner
Distributed by Granada Films (UK)
Miramax Films
Release date
  • 24 February 1989 (1989-02-24)
(premiere)
Running time
103 minutes
Country Ireland
United Kingdom
Language English
Budget £600,000
Box office $14.7 million

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 Irish-British biographic drama film co-written and directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Ray McAnally and Fiona Shaw. It tells the story of Christy Brown, an Irishman born with cerebral palsy, who could control only his left foot. Christy Brown grew up in a poor, working-class family, and became a writer and artist. The film also stars Julie Hale, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Eanna MacLiam, Marie Conmee, and Cyril Cusack. It is a partly fictional biography, adapted by Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan from the book of the same name by Christy Brown.

The film was well received by critics and audiences alike, with Daniel Day-Lewis being universally commended for his performance as a man with cerebral palsy, and many critics and film watchers ranking his performance as one of the greatest in all of film. Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role, respectively, and the film was additionally nominated for three other awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay for Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan, Best Director for Sheridan and the Academy Award for Best Picture.


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