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A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.
No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.
$645,180
$14,743,391
April 7, 1989
Ferndale Films, Granada Television
69 people
Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown
Acting
Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Brown
Acting
Alison Whelan
Sheila
Acting
Kirsten Sheridan
Sharon
Directing
Declan Croghan
Tom
Writing
Eanna MacLiam
Benny
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Marie Conmee
Sadie
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Cyril Cusack
Lord Castlewelland
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Phelim Drew
Brian
Acting
Ruth McCabe
Mary
Acting
Fiona Shaw
Dr. Eileen Cole
Acting
Ray McAnally
Mr. Brown
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