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Apr 28, 2021 · Whidbey Island Film Festival. 565 Camano Avenue, Langley, WA, 98260, United States. (360) 221-8268info@whidbeyislandfilmfestival.org. Hours. FacebookInstagramYoutube. Powered by Squarespace. John Ford is widely regarded as the best director of Westerns, many of which featured his good friend and favorite actor, John Wayne, as the lead. During a ...
- 565 Camano Avenue Langley, WA, 98260 United States
- info@whidbeyislandfilmfestival.org
- (360) 221-8268
- Naming Process
- Original Title
- Rough Shoot
- 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.
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Feb 10, 2017 · There’s also a quick backgrounder on Republic Pictures, and finally Leonard Maltin’s 1992 “The Making of The Quiet Man,” in nostalgic SD. Blu-Ray. Studio: Olive Films, 1952. Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1. Audio Format: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono. Length: 130 mins. MPAA Rating: Not Rated. Director: John Ford. Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O ...
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – The Caves. The final Indiana Jones movie is something of a greatest hits, featuring reworkings of various classic Indy scenes and set pieces, and while it certainly doesn’t live up to the quality of the original movies, it’s still a fun romp with some nicely produced moments.
- Angel Has Fallen – Drone Attack. To be clear, this is not exactly what you’d call a good film. It does sound pretty terrific, though, particularly in a scene near the beginning that features a huge swarm of kamikaze drones that are sent to blow up the president (Morgan Freeman) while he tries to enjoy a fishing trip.
- Avatar: The Way of Water – Underwater scenes. Whatever you might think of The Way of Water as a movie (and plenty of people have very strong opinions on it), it undeniably looks and sounds extraordinary – just as you’d hope given the more than ten-year development and a budget rumoured to be in excess of $350 million.
- Nope – Ghost. It’s hard to write about Nope without spoiling it, so while we could have picked any number of scenes to showcase the awesome Dolby Atmos soundtrack, we’ve picked an earlyish one that tells the story of Ghost, one of the horses on the farm at the centre of the story.
Feb 11, 2021 · In a particularly famous scene in the classic John Ford film The Quiet Man (Republic Pictures, 1952), John Wayne drags his wife, Maureen O’Hara, across a field in Ireland. Wayne does this as he and O’Hara are pursued by an eager swarm of gawking villagers, such as one old woman who hands Wayne a tree branch and says “Here’s a good stick ...
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Mar 17, 2015 · It inexplicably lost Best Picture in its year (to the oft-reviled The Greatest Show on Earth) but it obviously contributed to the decision to hand Maureen O'Hara's her recent highly deserved Honorary Oscar as its the movie most often cited when people talk about her gifts. But the movie sure is fun and sexy, too.
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Feb 20, 2020 · There’s a great piece by Jonathan Lethem about John Ford’s The Searchers, the classic Oscar-winning western starring John Wayne. The gist: I like this movie, but boy, given some of the content, maybe I really shouldn’t. Lethem points out issues with racism and the cultural subtext of the film, all of which is problematic, all of which are legitimate gripes, and yet they don’t make the ...
