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The Runway

2010★ 6.0 · 111h 41mDramaComedy

Overview

The Runway is inspired by the true story of a South American pilot who landed his plane near Mallow, in 1983. Against all odds, the people of the town came together to build a runway to get him home and briefly caught the imagination of the nation. It is the story of Paco, a young boy without a father who adopts the pilot and convinces the town to build a runway to get him home.

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Cast

Kerry Condon
as Grace Thomas

James Cosmo
as Shutherland

Demián Bichir
as Ernesto Cordoba

Bruno Bichir
as Francisco de Caldus

John Kavanagh

David Pearse
as Frog's Da

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Release date: 2010-07-10

Budget: $4

Runtime: 1h 41m

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DramaComedy

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