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- Release date: June 06, 1952 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045061/comb...
- Director: John Ford http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045061/comb...
- Writer: Maurice Walsh (story) and Frank S. Nugent (screenplay) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045061/comb...
- Editor: Jack Murray http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045061/comb...
- Production company: Argosy Pictures http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045061/comb...
- Studio: Shot on location http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045061/comb...
- Running time: 129 Minutes http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045061/comb...
- MPAA rating: Not Rated http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045061/comb...
- Genre: Romance, Drama http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045061/comb...
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The Quiet Man is a 1952 film directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. One of Ford's most successful films, it was nominated for 7 Academy Awards in 1953, and won two (Best Director and for Best Cinematography).
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Plot Synopsis
Based on a 1933 Maurice Walsh short story of the same name, The Quiet Man narrates the story of Sean Thornton, an ex-boxer who returns from Pittsburgh, USA to his birthplace, Innisfree in Ireland. He purchases the Thornton ancestral home from Sarah Tillane, out-bidding a neighbor, "Red" Will Danaher who is upset over not being able to obtain the property. Danaher is also courting Tillane.Thornton meets and falls in love with Mary Kate Danaher, Will's sister. Bound by local custom to formally declare his desire to wed Mary Kate, Thornton is initially thwarted by Will, but his Innisfree friends trick Will into believing that the widow Tillane would consent to Will's suit if Mary Kate leaves Will's house. Will then agrees to Thornton's courtship of Mary Kate.
However, Will realizes that he has been duped at Sean and Mary Kate's wedding, and holds her dowry back. Mary Kate tries to get Sean to force Will to hand it over, deeming the refusal a blow to her independence and pride, but Sean does not want to get into a confrontation. Mary Kate fails to understand his apparent cowardice. Meanwhile a tragedy from Sean's boxing past comes back to haunt him.
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Cast
- John Wayne as Sean Thornton
- Maureen O'Hara as Mary Kate Danaher
- Barry Fitzgerald as Michaleen Oge Flynn
- Ward Bond as Father Peter Lonergan
- Victor McLaglen as Squire Will Danaher
- Mildred Natwick as Sarah Tillane
- Francis Ford as Dan Tobin
- Eileen Crowe as Mrs. Elizabeth Playfair
- May Craig as Fisherwoman
- Arthur Shields as Rev. Dr. Cyril Playfair
- Charles B. Fitzsimons as Hugh Forbes
- James O'Hara as Father Paul
- Sean McClory as Owen Glynn
- Jack MacGowran as Ignatius Feeney
- Joseph O'Dea as Molouney
- Eric Gorman as Costello
- Kevin Lawless as Train Fireman
- Paddy O'Donnell as Railway Porter
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Reviews
"(Mr. Ford) went to the Emerald Isle with some of his veteran players, then enlisted some Abbey Theatre stalwarts before turning his Technicolor cameras on those fine bhoyos and colleens, a rollicking tale and the green, dewy countryside to come up with as darlin' a picture as we've seen this year... Let's face it. Mr. Ford is in love with Ireland, as is his cast, and they give us a fine, gay time while they're about it." - A. W., New York Times, August 1952http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9500E5D8123AE23BBC4A51DFBE668389649EDE"The Quiet Man is director John Ford's epic romantic comedy - a loving, sentimental, nostalgic tribute to his Irish ancestry and homeland. A rich, beautifully-textured Technicolor presentation deserving of its Color Cinematography award, it was filmed mostly on location in Ireland, although some backdrops and background studio shots were obviously intermixed." - Tim Dirks, FilmSitehttp://www.filmsite.org/quie.html
"John Ford's 1952 Oscar winner is a tribute to an Ireland that exists only in the imaginations of songwriters and poets like Ford, a fairy green place where people really do say faith and begorrah." - Don Druker, Chicago Readerhttp://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-quiet-man/Film?oid=1072556
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Old Ass Movies: The Quiet Man - Film School Rejects
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With The Greatest Show on Earth winning Best Picture over High Noon and The Quiet Man it is one of the years most widely reviled for the Academy's poor choice. While most people recognize Singin in the Rain as one of the great f... (January 18, 2010)nighthawknews.wordpress.com
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