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  1. The Quiet Man is a 1952 American [2] romantic comedy-drama film directed and produced by John Ford, and starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, Barry Fitzgerald, and Ward Bond. The screenplay by Frank S. Nugent was based on a 1933 Saturday Evening Post short story of the same name by Irish author Maurice Walsh , later published as part of a collection titled The Green Rushes .

  2. The Quiet Man: Directed by John Ford. With John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond. A retired American boxer returns to the village of his birth in 1920s Ireland, where he falls for a spirited redhead whose brother is contemptuous of their union.

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    • Comedy, Drama, Romance
    • John Ford
    • 1952-09-14
    • Aidan Lonergan
    • 2 min
    • Naming process. 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).
    • Original title. According to John Ford, Republic Pictures head Herbert J. Yates disliked the title and wanted the film renamed "The Prizefighter and the Colleen".
    • Rough shoot. 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.
    • Personal favourite. Maureen O'Hara in later life (Image: Getty) Nevertheless, Maureen O'Hara later revealed that The Quiet Man was 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.
  3. Former boxer Sean Thornton (John Wayne) relocates to his hometown in Ireland. He immediately is enchanted by hot-tempered beauty Maureen O'Hara. We get a swe...

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  4. The Quiet Man (1952) Comedy with John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara and Victor McLaglen. An American boxer who's retired to Ireland courts the fiery Mary Kate, despite her brother's violent objections.

  5. The Quiet Man. Released Aug 1, 1952 2h 9m Drama TRAILER for CTA List. 91% Tomatometer 46 Reviews 91% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings. After accidentally killing an opponent in the ring, boxer Sean ...

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  7. Tillane, angered by Danaher's presumptuous attitude and bragging at the local pub, sells the land to Thornton. When Sean goes to claim the cottage, he finds Mary Kate there, cleaning it as a good Christian act. Thornton easily fits into Innisfree, earning a reputation as a quiet, peace-loving man. Danaher, however, holds a grudge.

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