Overview
The Runway is inspired by the true story of a South American pilot who landed his plane near Mallow, in 1983. Against all odds, the people of the town came together to build a runway to get him home and briefly caught the imagination of the nation. It is the story of Paco, a young boy without a father who adopts the pilot and convinces the town to build a runway to get him home.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 10, 2010
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Ireland, Luxembourg
- Production
- Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland,Film i Väst,Fastnet Films,Film Fund Luxembourg,Lucil Film,Poderosa Pictures
- Cast
- Karl Pierce,Demián Bichir,Kerry Condon,Massimo Brancatelli,Julie Sharkey,John Carpenter Jr.,John Kavanagh,Jose Jimenez,Pat Laffan,Paul Roeand 28 more
- Director
- Ian Power
- Writer
- Ian Power
- Cinematography
- P.J. Dillon
- Music
- Gast Waltzing
- Budget
- $4
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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