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My left foot : L'histoire vraie de Christy Brown (1988) Jim Sheridan - My left foot : The story of Christy Brown

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My Left Foot (1989) More at IMDbPro »My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (original title)

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Overview

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Popularity:

Down 4% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Director:

Jim Sheridan

Writers:

Shane Connaughton (screenplay) &
Jim Sheridan (screenplay) ...
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Contact:

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Release Date:

4 April 1990 (France) See more »

Genre:

Biography | Drama See more »

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.Full summary » | Add synopsis »

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Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 16 nominations See more »

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Cast

(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification)

Daniel Day-Lewis	...	Christy Brown
Brenda Fricker	...	Mrs. Brown
Alison Whelan	...	Sheila
Kirsten Sheridan	...	Sharon
Declan Croghan	...	Tom
Eanna MacLiam	...	Benny
Marie Conmee	...	Sadie
Cyril Cusack	...	Lord Castlewelland
Phelim Drew	...	Brian
Ruth McCabe	...	Mary
Fiona Shaw	...	Dr. Eileen Cole
Ray McAnally	...	Mr. Brown
Pat Laffan	...	Barman (as Patrick Laffan)
Derry Power	...	Customer in Bar
Hugh O'Conor	...	Young Christy Brown
Darren McHugh	...	Young Benny
Owen Sharp	...	Young Tom
Eileen Colgan	...	Nan
Keith O'Conor	...	Young Brian
Tom Hickey	...	Priest
Julie Hale	...	Rachel
Jacinta Whyte	...	Sally
Sarah Cronin-Stanley	...	Girlfriend (as Sarah Cronin)
Jean Doyle	...	Woman with Pram
Britta Smith	...	Nurse
Adrian Dunbar	...	Peter
Lucy Vigne Welsh	...	Petra
Daniel Reardon	...	Tony
Conor Lambert	...	Punch & Judy Puppeteer
Martin Dunne	...	Waiter
Charlie Roberts	...	Mourner #1
Jer O'Leary	...	Mourner #2 (as Ger O'Leary)
Mil Fleming	...	Mourner #3
Simon Kelly	...	Liam
Eileen Kohlmann	...	Musicians - Violin
Margaret Lyons	...	Musicians - Piano
Patricia Higgins	...	Musicians - Viola
Hilery O'Donovan	...	Musicians - Cello
Don King	...	Musicians - Double Bass
Jenny Bryne	...	Special Extras
Linda Walker	...	Special Extras
Albert Kavanagh	...	Special Extras
Joe Swan	...	Special Extras
Rita Lowe	...	Special Extras
Gerard Hourigan	...	Special Extras
Dawn Kursinczy	...	Special Extras
Denis O'Leary	...	Child
Lesley Ann Long	...	Child
Caromy Corcoran	...	Child
Cathy Corcoran	...	Child
Lisa Jane Rowland	...	Child
Aisling Murnane	...	Child
Audrey Diffley	...	Child
Oba Seagrave	...	Child
Colm Rowland	...	Child
Owen Sullivan	...	Child
Dean Clifford	...	Child
Sean Rowland	...	Child
Barry Keane	...	Child
Wayne Kearney	...	Child
John Mark Knight	...	Child
Deborah Pierce	...	Child
Barry Lord	...	Child
Tess Sheridan	...	Child
Fiacra Sheridan	...	Child
Eoghan O'Sullivan	...	Child (as Owen O'Sullivan)
Kerry Ellen Lawlor	...	Child
Naomi Sheridan	...	Child
Emily Hodge Barker	...	Child

Directed by
Jim Sheridan

Writing credits
Shane Connaughton		(screenplay) &
Jim Sheridan		(screenplay)
Christy Brown		(book)

Produced by
Paul M. Heller	....	executive producer (as Paul Heller)
Arthur Lappin	....	line producer
Steve Morrison	....	executive producer
Noel Pearson	....	producer

Original Music by
Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by
Jack Conroy		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
J. Patrick Duffner

Casting by
Nuala Moiselle

Production Design by
Austen Spriggs

Set Decoration by
Shirley Lynch

Costume Design by
Joan Bergin

Makeup Department
Sherry De Burgh	....	makeup trainee
Bernie Dooley	....	trainee hairdresser
Eileen Doyle	....	assistant hair stylist
Anne Dunne	....	hair stylist
Carole Dunne	....	trainee hairdresser (as Carol Dunne)
Ken Jennings	....	makeup artist
Ailbhe Lemass	....	makeup assistant
Maire O'Sullivan	....	makeup assistant

Production Management
Mary Alleguen	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kevan Barker	....	first assistant director
David Byrne	....	third assistant director
Brendan Geraghty	....	trainee assistant director
Niamh Ni Ghrainne	....	trainee assistant director (as Niamh Ní Ghrainne)
John McDonald	....	trainee assistant director
Michael Rowland	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Russ Bailey	....	construction manager
Denis Butler	....	stand-by carpenter
Eddie Cunningham	....	carpenter
Paddy Dunne	....	painter
Paul Fleming	....	painter
Mark Geraghty	....	assistant art director
Jimmy Kavanagh	....	drapes
Andrew Lee	....	stagehand (as Andy Lee)
Christy McGinn	....	storyboard artist
Owen Monaghan	....	dressing props
Sunny Mulligan	....	production buyer
Owen Murnane	....	master painter
Tony Nicholson	....	dressing props
Eamonn O'Higgins	....	property master (as Eamon O'Higgins)
Gerry Quigley	....	stand-by stagehand
Dave Rath	....	painter
Phil Searls	....	carpenter
P.J. Smith	....	stand-by props
Derek Wallace	....	stand-by props
Dave Whelan	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Brendan Campbell	....	sound trainee
Ron Davis	....	sound editor
Paul Delaney	....	boom operator
Mike Dowson	....	dubbing mixer
Kieran Horgan	....	sound mixer
Michael Kelliher	....	assistant sound editor
Jenny Lee Wright	....	footsteps artist (as Jenny Lee-Wright)
Brian Saunders	....	dubbing mixer
Liam Saurin	....	post-synch mixer
Paul Delany	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Gerry Johnston	....	special effects coordinator
Michael Kearns	....	special effects assistant
Gay O'Reilly	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Peter Brayham	....	stunt coordinator
Patrick Condren	....	stunts
Steve Dent	....	stunts (as Stephen Dent)
Dave Holland	....	stunts
Jazzer Jeyes	....	stunts
Paul Kelly	....	stunts
Terence Plummer	....	stunts (as Terry Plumber)
Michael Rowland	....	stunts
Alan Walsh	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Butler	....	focus puller
Louis Conroy	....	gaffer
Noel Cullen	....	electrician
Jim Farrell	....	best boy
Jo Gibney	....	clapper loader
Jonathan Hession	....	still photographer
Mick Kearney	....	electrician
Eamon Kelly	....	stand-by rigger
John Murphy	....	grip
Robbie Reilly	....	rigger (as Robert Reilly)
Brian Sheridan	....	generator operator
Des Whelan	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frances Boston	....	wardrobe trainee
Janet O'Leary	....	wardrobe mistress
Ann Stokes	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Jeanne Hurley	....	second assistant film editor
Adrienne Ross	....	first assistant film editor

Location Management
Grania O'Shannon	....	location manager

Music Department
Elmer Bernstein	....	conductor
Kathy Durning	....	music editor
Irene Keogh	....	music coordination assistant
Brian Masterson	....	music recording engineer
Cynthia Millar	....	musician: ondes martenot soloist
Bill Whelan	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
Colin Duffin	....	driver (as Colm Duffin)
Pat Egan	....	driver
Joe Fagan	....	driver
Tom Fannin	....	driver
Vincent Gallagher	....	driver
Johnny Gilbert	....	driver
John Green	....	driver
Peter Hill	....	driver
Shamie McCabe	....	driver
Colman Sharkey	....	driver
John J. Thompson	....	driver (as Johnny Thompson)
Niall Thompson	....	driver
Denis Tolton	....	driver

Other crew
Jean Bourne	....	continuity
Stephen Bradley	....	assistant to line producer
Patrick Byrne	....	projectionist (as Paddy Byrne)
Pippa Cross	....	production executive: Granada
Maura Dillon	....	stand-in
Brendan Foreman	....	title designer: Graphiconies
Donal Fortune	....	stand-in
Donal Geraghty	....	assistant accountant
Nye Heron	....	assistant to director
James Hickey	....	legal advisor
Gene Lambert	....	special advisor to the production
Gerry Lundberg	....	unit publicist
John Markey	....	stand-in
Susan Marshall	....	unit nurse
John Moore	....	production accountant
Kevin Moriarty	....	production accountant
Niamh Nolan	....	production secretary
Robert Quinn	....	unit runner

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

Distributors

Miramax (1989) (USA) (theatrical)
Cannon Film Distributors (1990) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Cineplex Odeon Films (1989) (Canada) (theatrical)
Les Films Ariane (1990) (France) (theatrical)
Transmundo Films (1990) (Argentina) (theatrical)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
Alliance Atlantis Video (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
Atlantic Film (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1990) (Canada) (VHS)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
Elephant Films (2007) (France) (all media)
Home Box Office (HBO) (1990) (USA) (VHS)
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1999) (USA) (DVD)
Krause & Schneider Multimedia (KSM) (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2015) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
MCA (1990) (Canada) (VHS)
Malofilm Home Video (1991) (Canada) (VHS) (dubbed)
Miramax (2005) (USA) (DVD)
Palace Films (UK)
Transmundo Home Video (THV) (1990) (Argentina) (VHS)

Other Companies

AP Spence & Co. auditing (as A P Spence & Co.)
Blowup stills laboratory
Cine Electric Ltd. electrical equipment
Delta Sound Services dubbing theatre
Fuji Ireland Ltd. film stock supplied by
Graphicones title design
Guinness Mahon and Company banking services
Joe Dunton Cameras Ireland Ltd. camera equipment provided by
Location Catering Services Ltd. catering
Mi Casa Multimedia DVD audio restoration & mastering 5.1
Peter Govey Film Opticals titles
Screen Scene post-synching
The Transfer Bay sound transfers
Twickenham Studios post-synching (as Twickenham Film Studios)
Ulster Bank Ltd. banking services
Varèse Sarabande soundtrack
Visual Icon exclusive clip and still licensing (uncredited)
Westland Studios Dublin music recorded at

Additional Details

Also Known As:

"My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown" - Ireland (original title)
"My left foot" - Canada (French title) (short title)
"My left foot: L'histoire de Christy Brown" - Canada (French title)
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