A Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airport
198652m10.0
Documentary, History, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- Ireland
About
We're building an airport!
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- John Blackman
- Writing
- Jim Fahy
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Sep 16, 1986
- Studio
- RTÉ
Cast
Monsignor James Horan
Self - Knock Parish Priest
Charles Haughey
Self - Fianna Fáil (four time) Former Taoiseach
Pádraig Flynn
Self - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Department of Transport, 1980-81
Albert Reynolds
Self - Fianna Fáil Minister for Transport 1979-81
Jim Mitchell
Self - Fine Gael TD Minister for Communications 1984-87
Jim Ryan
Self - Airport Design Consultant
Michael O'Malley
Self - Mayo County Manager
Joe Murphy
Self - Jaycees International, 1981
Paddy O'Toole
Self - Fine Gael TD, Mayo East 1977-87
Barry Desmond
Self - Labour TD, Minister of State Department of Finance 1981-82
Frank McCullogh
Self - Airport Action Committee
Morley Safer
Self - CBS '60 Minutes' Reporter
Mary Donoghue
Self - Airport Fundraising Volunteer
Maurice Buckby
Self - Airport Director, British Airports International
Danny Higgins
Self - Managing Director, Celtic Air
Sister
Self - Nun
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