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Watch The Quiet Man with a subscription on Prime Video, rent on Fandango at Home, Apple TV, or buy on Fandango at Home, Apple TV. ... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 7/10 Sep 14, 2020 Full Review ...
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A bucolic romance with a western soul. [Full review in Spanish] Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 14, 2020. It may not be a Western, but it's one of director John Ford's finest ...
Mar 28, 2020 · Based on a short story by Maurice Walsh, the movie was dismissed as a “silly Irish story that won’t make a penny” when Ford first pitched it to Hollywood. But the director believed in its ...
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- Personal Favourite
- Irish Tongue
- Truly An Emerald Isle
- Historical Criticism
- Classic Pairing
- Restor-Station
- Cottage Replicas
The two lead characters - Sean and Mary Kate - were named after director John Ford's first name (in Irish) and the two ladies John Wayne loved the most - Mary (his wife) and Kate (Katharine Hepburn).
According to John Ford, Republic Pictures head Herbert J. Yates disliked the title and wanted the film renamed "The Prizefighter and the Colleen". Ford disagreed as he was worried the title would give the plot away. Luckily, he prevailed.
Maureen O'Hara broke a bone in her hand while slapping John Wayne during the scene when they first kiss. Since the movie wasn't being filmed in sequential order, she couldn't wear a cast to fix the fracture. If that wasn't enough, poor Maureen had no stunt double for the scene when Wayne drags her across the fields back to the village - and was lef...
Nevertheless, Maureen O'Hara later revealed that The Quiet Manwas her favourite of her films, and is even said to have listened to its soundtrack shortly before her death aged 95 on October 24, 2015.
The Quiet Manis one of the few Hollywood films in which the native Irish language is spoken. Other movies featuring Irish scenes include Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959), The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) and The Guard(2011).
The colour green can be seen somewhere in EVERY shot in the film - but not on any of the actors' costumes except for Maureen O'Hara's green floral dress in the cemetery scene.
Despite its beautiful portrayal of the Irish countryside, the film has been criticised by some for its "idealised" and "unrealistic" portrayal of the Irish Free State in the 1920s.
The Quiet Man was the second of five movies that paired John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara - the other four being Rio Grande (1950), The Wings of Eagles (1957), McLintock! (1963) and Big Jake(1971).
The train station featured in the film, located in Ballyglunin, Co. Galway, fell into repair in the six decades since the film's release but was restored last yearthanks to a huge €80,000 grant from the Irish Government. The famed location was saved from dereliction in 2017 when the Ballyglunin Community Development Company (BCDC) raised over €30,0...
A replica of the famous thatched cottage in the movie is located at Maam Cross in Co. Galway. There is also a replica in the village of Cong in Co. Mayo - where much of the film was shot.
- Aidan Lonergan
Sean Thornton (John Wayne) travels back to Ireland, the land of his fathers, after being raised in the US, only to find himself in love with the redhead Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O'Hara). Her brother, however, doesn't take kindly to Thornton, and, as a result, drama ensues. I say "drama", but this movie is so upbeat with its Irish charm and ...
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That Irish-American, Sean Thornton (Wayne), meets a woman, Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O'Hara), a fiery woman with whom he is well matched yet also at odds. Mary Kate's brother, Will (Victor McLaglen), opposes their relationship even after the two have married. The Quiet Man is, indeed, a quiet film, especially for the action-oriented Wayne.
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Jul 20, 2015 · June 9, 2023. John Ford’s bluff and sentimental comedy, from 1952, set in the Irish countryside, is as much an anthropological adventure as a romantic rhapsody. It stars John Wayne as Sean ...
