Overview
In this true story told through flashbacks, Christy Brown is born with crippling cerebral palsy into a poor, working-class Irish family. Able only to control movement in his left foot and to speak in guttural sounds, he is mistakenly believed to be retarded for the first ten years of his life.
Tagline
A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle.
Crew
Director: | Jim Sheridan |
Writers: | Christy Brown, Shane Connaughton, Jim Sheridan |
Cast
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Daniel Day-Lewis ![]()
Brenda Fricker ![]()
Alison Whelan ![]()
Declan Croghan |
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Production Companies
Miramax Films, Ferndale Films, Granada Television, Radio Telefís Éireann
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