A Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airport
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- History
- TV Movie
- Documentary
Overview
Directed by John Blackman, "A Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airport" follows the efforts to construct an international airport at Knock in County Mayo during the early 1980s. Originating from a 1981 RTÉ News report, the film charts Monsignor James Horan’s campaign to build a full-length runway in a remote, rural location, documenting the political resistance, changing governments, and repeated setbacks that accompanied the project before the airport’s opening in 1986.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 16, 1986
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Ireland
- Production
- RTÉ
- Cast
- Monsignor James Horan,Morley Safer,Sister,Jim Mitchell,Jim Ryan,Barry Desmond,Danny Higgins,Joe Murphy,Charles Haughey,Albert Reynoldsand 6 more
- Director
- John Blackman
- Writer
- Jim Fahy
- Producer
- John Blackman
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt37243973