Movie Description
A Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airport
(1986)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : John Blackman
- Producer : John Blackman
- Writer : Jim Fahy
- Editor : Ian Potter,Arthur Keating
- Cast : Monsignor James Horan,Charles Haughey,Pádraig Flynn,Albert Reynolds,Jim Mitchell,Jim Ryan,Michael O'Malley,Joe Murphy,Paddy O'Toole,Barry Desmond,Frank McCullogh,Morley Safer,Mary Donoghue,Maurice Buckby,Danny Higgins,Sister
Cast
Self - Knock Parish Priest
Self - Fianna Fáil (four time) Former Taoiseach
Self - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Department of Transport, 1980-81
Self - Fianna Fáil Minister for Transport 1979-81
Self - Fine Gael TD Minister for Communications 1984-87
Self - Airport Design Consultant
Self - Mayo County Manager
Self - Jaycees International, 1981
Self - Fine Gael TD, Mayo East 1977-87
Self - Labour TD, Minister of State Department of Finance 1981-82
Self - Airport Action Committee
Self - CBS '60 Minutes' Reporter
Self - Airport Fundraising Volunteer
Self - Airport Director, British Airports International
Self - Managing Director, Celtic Air
Self - Nun
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Facts
Original TitleA Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airport
Status Released
Release Information
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1986-09-16
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 52m
Homepagehttps://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/0215/768106-knock-airport/
Production CompaniesRTÉ
Genres
- Documentary
- History
- TV Movie
