'A Wing and a Prayer' - The Story of Knock Airport
We're building an airport!
"We're building an airport", Monsignor James Horan tells Jim Fahy of RTÉ News, in 1981. The bold story of a 'simple' country priest, with a dream to build a 7500ft runway for an international airport, on a "foggy, boggy hill" in and around Barnacahoge and Barnalyra, Co. Mayo. A feat few thought possible. It began as a one off news item, and develops into a charming documentary, written by Fahy and directed by Blackman over the years. The changing governments, all get caught up in the chaos, and almost nobody in power wanted it to go ahead. This controversial campaign to put Connacht on the map, faces setback after setback. But none great enough, to stop this "old man in a hurry" from getting his airport for the province, opened to the public by 1986.
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Movie Details
- Original Title: 'A Wing and a Prayer' - The Story of Knock Airport
- Genres: Documentary, History, TV Movie
- Release Date: 1986-09-16
- Runtime: 52 minutes
- Rating: 10/10 (1 votes)
- Budget: $0
- Revenue: $0
- Production Companies: RTÉ
- Status: Released
- Popularity: 0.5875
- Languages:
Cast & Crew
Monsignor James Horan
as Self - Knock Parish Priest
Charles Haughey
as Self - Fianna Fáil (four time) Former Taoiseach
Pádraig Flynn
as Self - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Department of Transport, 1980-81
Albert Reynolds
as Self - Fianna Fáil Minister for Transport 1979-81
Jim Mitchell
as Self - Fine Gael TD Minister for Communications 1984-87
Jim Ryan
as Self - Airport Design Consultant
Michael O'Malley
as Self - Mayo County Manager
Joe Murphy
as Self - Jaycees International, 1981
Paddy O'Toole
as Self - Fine Gael TD, Mayo East 1977-87
Barry Desmond
as Self - Labour TD, Minister of State Department of Finance 1981-82
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What is 'A Wing and a Prayer' - The Story of Knock Airport?▼
'A Wing and a Prayer' - The Story of Knock Airport is a Documentary, History, TV Movie movie directed by . It was released on 1986-09-16.
Who are the main actors in 'A Wing and a Prayer' - The Story of Knock Airport?▼
The main cast includes Monsignor James Horan, Charles Haughey, Pádraig Flynn, Albert Reynolds, Jim Mitchell, .
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We're building an airport!
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'A Wing and a Prayer' - The Story of Knock Airport has an IMDb rating of 10/10 based on 1 votes.
What is the budget and revenue of 'A Wing and a Prayer' - The Story of Knock Airport?▼
The movie had a production budget of $0 and earned $0 at the box office.
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The total runtime of 'A Wing and a Prayer' - The Story of Knock Airport is 52 minutes.
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