Documentary ·History ·TV Movie · Ireland · 1986 · 52m

A Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airport

A Wing and a Prayer – The Story of Knock Airport poster
Director
John Blackman
Cast
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
Crew
Ian Potter — Editor Arthur Keating — Editor Jim Fahy — Writer John Blackman — Producer
Tagline

We're building an airport!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
airportaviationcampirelandnostalgicpoliticalirish historyinspirationallow budgetabsurdconnachtwhimsical
Key Collaborators
John Blackman Director Ian Potter Editor Arthur Keating Editor Jim Fahy Writer John Blackman Producer
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