My Left Foot
Film
Daniel DayLewis to be honoured at British Independent Film Awards...with it at a glitzy ceremony on December 6. His British films include In The Name Of The Father, My Beautiful Laundrette, and My Left Foot. Leading the nominations this year is Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank with eight nominations,... In this article: In the Loop, Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood, Oscar, Tom Hardy, and Andy Serkis |
Trends
Loading...
More on My Left Foot
Description from Wikipedia:
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis. It tells the story of Christy Brown, an Irishman born with cerebral palsy, who could only move his left foot. The film also stars Ray McAnally, Brenda Fricker, Fiona Shaw, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Eanna MacLiam, Marie Conmee and Cyril Cusack. It was adapted by Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan from the book of the same name by Christy Brown.
It won the Academy Award for Best Actor (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.
- Name:
- My Left Foot
- Release Date:
- November 10, 1989
- Directed By:
- Jim Sheridan
- Produced by:
- Noel Pearson
- Written By:
-
- Christy Brown (book)
- Jim Sheridan
- Shane Connaughton
- Music By:
- Elmer Bernstein
- Distributed By:
- Granada Films (UK)
- Length:
- 103 min.
- Language:
- English
Explore everything named My Left Foot...
