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Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Ray McAnally, Fiona Shaw, Ruth McCabe, Alison Whelan, Cyril Cusack, Adrian Dunbar, Hugh O'Connor
Length: 118 min
Video: Pal 4:3
Languages: Mono English, Spanish
Subtitles: Spanish
Synopsis: My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown, is a 1989 film which tells the story of Christy Brown, an Irishman born with cerebral palsy, who could only move his left foot. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Eanna MacLiam, Marie Conmee and Cyril Cusack.
The movie was adapted by Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan from the book of the same name by Christy Brown. It was directed by Jim Sheridan.
It won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Daniel Day-Lewis) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Brenda Fricker). It was also nominated for Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
It also won the NYFCC Best Picture Award for 1989.
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