My left foot: the story of Christy Brown

Based on the autobiography of Christy Brown, this is the extraordinary true story of the Irish writer who overcomes the limitations imposed by cerebral palsy to live a life of zest, love and passion. Using his left foot, Christy channelled his words and images into best-selling novels, a true triumph against the odds. Daniel Day Lewis won an Academy Award for his performance as Christy Brown.

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Credits

producer

Noel Pearson

director

Jim Sheridan

production company

Granada International Productions

Duration

01:42:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1989

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303195

Language

English

Audience classification

MA

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Academy awards (Motion pictures)

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films

Biographical

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Ireland

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cerebral palsy

Literature → Brown, Christy, 1932-1981

People → Biographical films

People → Brown, Christy, 1932-1981

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

TMDB-Movie

10161

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United Kingdom, 1989