Storm Front in Mayo
- Documentary
- History
- TV Movie
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.
Cast
- Eva Sweeney
Eva Sweeney
Young Maureen Flavin Sweeney
- Colin Wright
Colin Wright
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
Captain James Stagg
- John Downes
John Downes
Met Éireann Telephone Operator
Antony Beevor
Self - Historian
- Robert Gerwarth
Robert Gerwarth
Self - Historian
- Susan Eisenhower
Susan Eisenhower
Self - Eisenhower's Granddaughter
- Joseph Skelly
Joseph Skelly
Self - Historian
- Richard G. Trefry
Richard G. Trefry
Self - Retired US Army Lt. General
- Maureen Flavin Sweeney
Maureen Flavin Sweeney
Self - Weather Observer (1944)
- Gerald Fleming
Gerald Fleming
Self - Meteorologist
- David McCullagh
David McCullagh
Self - Journalist
- Catherine Ross
Catherine Ross
Self - British Met Office Archivist
- Jeremy Green
Jeremy Green
Self - British Military Police Colonel
- Rodney Teck
Rodney Teck
Self - Climate Researcher
- John C. Sweeney
John C. Sweeney
Self - Climate Researcher
- Vincent Sweeney
Vincent Sweeney
Self - Lighthouse Keeper
- Richard Callaghan
Richard Callaghan
Self - Royal MP Museum Curator
- Joe Cattini
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
Éamon de Valera
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Erwin Rommel
Self - German Military (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self - Politician (archive footage)
- James Stagg
James Stagg
Self - Meteorologist (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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