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About
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.
Theatrical
Nov 10, 1989
Box Office
$14.7M
Budget
$645K
Return
22.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 9, 1999
Theaters
2
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Ferndale Films, Granada Television, RTÉ
Cast
Full credits →D
Daniel Day-Lewis
Christy Brown
B
Brenda Fricker
Mrs. Brown
K
Kirsten Sheridan
Sharon
D
Declan Croghan
Tom
E
Eanna MacLiam
Benny
M
Marie Conmee
Sadie
C
Cyril Cusack
Lord Castlewelland
P
Phelim Drew
Brian
R
Ruth McCabe
Mary
F
Fiona Shaw
Dr. Eileen Cole
R
Ray McAnally
Mr. Brown
P
Pat Laffan
Barman
D
Derry Power
Customer in Bar
H
Hugh O'Conor
Young Christy Brown
D
Darren McHugh
Young Benny
E
Eileen Colgan
Nan
T
Tom Hickey
Priest
J
Julie Hale
Rachel
S
Sarah Cronin-Stanley
Girlfriend
B
Britta Smith
Nurse
