A WING AND A PRAYER – THE STORY OF KNOCK AIRPORT
"We're building an airport!"
Directed by John Blackman
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.
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
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Recommended for
- ✓people who enjoy learning through film
- ✓cinephiles seeking acclaimed, highly-rated films
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- –those seeking nonstop action
- –those looking for narrative fiction
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