Marlon Brando and his unfinished Irish film Divine Rapture is the focus of a new documentary.

The Cork seaside village of Ballycotton thought it had won the lottery in 1994 when it was confirmed that the Hollywood film was to be shot on location there.

The movie — planned by US firm CineFin and set to be distributed by Orion Pictures — featured a jaw-dropping cast, including Brando, Johnny Depp and Debra Winger.

The film revolved around the tale of an elderly priest who believed in miracles, and was so eagerly anticipated that Depp agreed to work for a reduced salary just for the chance to feature alongside Brando.

But Divine Rapture was quickly re-dubbed Divine Rupture after the film ran into financial difficulties less than three weeks into shooting.

Despite desperate efforts to sort out a finance package, the entire set was shut down and all operations ceased. Marlon Brando — who was based in Ballymaloe — packed up and flew back to Los Angeles.

It was a disaster for the town, which had hoped that Divine Rapture would do for its tourism industry what The Quiet Man had done for Cong in Co Mayo.

But now an Irish film company is making a documentary on ‘Divine Rapture' and Brando's time in Ireland.

Produced by Hot Shot Films, Ballybrando will be a nostalgic tribute to the greatest film never made in Ireland.