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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 have a intellectual disability for the first ten years of his life.
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Film Cast:
- Christy Brown: Daniel Day-Lewis
- Bridget Fagan-Brown: Brenda Fricker
- Sheila Brown: Alison Whelan
- Tom Brown: Declan Croghan
- Benny Brown: Eanna MacLiam
- Sadie Brown: Marie Conmee
- Sharon Brown: Kirsten Sheridan
- Lord Castlewelland: Cyril Cusack
- Brian: Phelim Drew
- Mary Carr: Ruth McCabe
- Dr. Eileen Cole: Fiona Shaw
- Patrick Brown: Ray McAnally
- Barman: Pat Laffan
- Customer in Bar: Derry Power
- Young Christy Brown: Hugh O’Conor
- Nan: Eileen Colgan
- Priest: Tom Hickey
- Nurse: Britta Smith
- Peter: Adrian Dunbar
- Tony: Daniel Reardon
- Mourner #2: Jer O’Leary
- Child: Naomi Sheridan
Film Crew:
- Original Music Composer: Elmer Bernstein
- Makeup Artist: Ken Jennings
- Music Editor: Kathy Durning
- Editor: J. Patrick Duffner
- Sound mixer: Kieran Horgan
- Sound Editor: Ron Davis
- Director of Photography: Jack Conroy
- Screenplay: Shane Connaughton
- Producer: Noel Pearson
- Assistant Art Director: Mark Geraghty
- Line Producer: Arthur Lappin
- Production Manager: Mary Alleguen
- Executive Producer: Paul M. Heller
- Director: Jim Sheridan
- Assistant Director: Kevan Barker
- Book: Christy Brown
- Executive Producer: Steve Morrison
- Costume Design: Joan Bergin
- Casting: Nuala Moiselle
- Stunts: Terence Plummer
- Stunts: Dave Holland
- Stunts: Patrick Condren
- Stunts: Steve Dent
- Location Manager: Grania O’Shannon
- Electrician: Noel Cullen
- Camera Operator: Des Whelan
- Production Design: Austen Spriggs
- Set Decoration: Shirley Lynch
- Still Photographer: Jonathan Hession
- Special Effects Coordinator: Gerry Johnston
- Hairstylist: Anne Dunne
- Construction Coordinator: Russ Bailey
- Stunt Coordinator: Peter Brayham
- Stunts: Jazzer Jeyes
- Stunts: Alan Walsh
- Gaffer: Louis Conroy
- Grip: John Murphy
- Legal Services: James Hickey
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