France / May 28, 2019 / arte
53min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Ireland, June 1944. The crucial decision about the right time to start Operation Overlord on D-Day comes to depend on the readings taken by Maureen Flavin, a young girl who works at a post office, used as a weather station, in Blacksod, in County Mayo, the westernmost promontory of Europe, far from the many lands devastated by the iron storms of World War II.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Joseph Skelly | Self - Historian |
| Richard G. Trefry | Self - Retired US Army Lt. General |
| Maureen Flavin Sweeney | Self - Weather Observer (1944) |
| Gerald Fleming | Self - Meteorologist |
| David McCullagh | Self - Journalist |
| Catherine Ross | Self - British Met Office Archivist |
| Jeremy Green | Self - British Military Police Colonel |
| Rodney Teck | Self - Climate Researcher |
| John C. Sweeney | Self - Climate Researcher |
| Vincent Sweeney | Self - Lighthouse Keeper |
| Richard Callaghan | Self - Royal MP Museum Curator |
| Joe Cattini | Self - D-Day Veteran |
| Adolf Hitler | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
| Bernard Montgomery | Self - British Military (archive footage) |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self - US Military (archive footage) |
| Éamon de Valera | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
| Erwin Rommel | Self - German Military (archive footage) |
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
| James Stagg | Self - Meteorologist (archive footage) |
| Joseph Goebbels | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
| Joseph Stalin | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
| Winston Churchill | Self - Politician (archive footage) |
Genres
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Storm Front in Mayo |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | France, Germany, Ireland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | New Decade TV and Film, ARTE GEIE, RTÉ |
| Official site | newdecade.ie |
| Release date | 28 maggio 2019 |
| Executive producer | Colm O'Callaghan, Ciarán O'Connor |
| Production | Paul Myler, Nuala Cunningham |
| Writer | Gerry Gregg |
| Editing | Juangus Dinsmore |
| Cinematography | Seamus Deasy |
| Assistant directors | Gerry Gregg |
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| Camera operators | Seamus Deasy |
| Additional photography | Seamus Deasy |
| Production design | David Johnstone |
| Art direction | David Johnstone |
| Set decoration | David Johnstone |
| Music | Brendan Deasy, Ken Galvin |
| Sound | Brendan Deasy, Ken Galvin |
| Costume design | Khaki Devil, Clodagh Deegan |
| Makeup | Clodagh Deegan, Khaki Devil |
| Hairstyling | Clodagh Deegan, Khaki Devil |
Release dates
Digital
Germany / May 28, 2019 / arte
Spain / May 28, 2019 / arte
Poland / Jun 03, 2019 / arte
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TV
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Ireland / Jun 06, 2019 / RTÉ One
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