My Left Foot is a movie directed by Jim Sheridan in 1989 and based on the book of the same name by Christy Brown, first published in 1954. The movie features Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Ray McAnally, Fiona Shaw, Ruth McCabe, Alison Whelan, and others.
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Storyline
In 1932, Christy Brown is born into a family of 15. Christy’s father, who never believed Christy would amount to anything, starts to become proud after witnessing him use his left foot, the only body part he can fully control, to write the word mother on the floor with a piece of chalk.
Movie vs Book
Year
1989
Minutes
103
Movie Rate
7.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
My Left Foot
Original title: My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Director: Jim Sheridan
Country: Ireland
Year: 1989
Length: 1h43m
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Year
1954
Pages
184
Book Rate
8.12
S: Goodreads
Book
My Left Foot
Author: Christy Brown
Country: Ireland
First published in: 1954
Length: 184 pages
Genre: Biography
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“There's no point in making a film out of a great book. The book's already great. What's the point?”
NEIL JORDAN (Filmmaker)
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