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| Blind Flight | |
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| Directed by | John Furse |
| Written by | John Furse |
| Produced by | Sally Hibbin |
| Starring | Linus Roache Ian Hart Nayef Rashed |
| Cinematography | Ian Wilson |
| Edited by | Kristina Hetherington |
| Music by | Stephen McKeon |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Blind Flight is a 2003 British prison film directed by John Furse and starring Ian Hart and Linus Roache. It is based on the true-life story of the kidnapping and imprisonment of the Irish academic Brian Keenan and the English journalist John McCarthy, two of the hostages in the Lebanon hostage crisis. The film is based on Keenan's memoir, An Evil Cradling and Some Other Rainbow by John McCarthy who was a screenplay consultant. The film received widespread critical acclaim, being nominated for six awards, and winning a BAFTA.