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  2. Sep 26, 2021 · Here are 12 facts you probably didn't know about one of Ireland's most treasured films of all time, The Quiet Man... 1. Naming process

    • Aidan Lonergan
  3. Oct 3, 2023 · Is The Quiet Man based on a book? No, The Quiet Man is not based on a book. It was an original screenplay written by Frank S. Nugent, inspired by Maurice Walsh’s short story “The Green Rushes.

  4. 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 ...

  5. The plot of The Quiet Man originated with a 1933 magazine story and 1936 novel by Maurice Walsh, both about an Irish prizefighter who returns to his hometown and gets into a brouhaha over a dowry with his bride’s older brother.

  6. Jun 21, 2022 · Marking 70 years since the release of John Ford's influential and divisive drama, Sam Manning looks back on the film’s release in 1952. This year marks the 70 th anniversary of The Quiet Man, the story of Irish-born American ex-prize fighter Sean Thornton (John Wayne) who returns to his native village of Innisfree, where he falls for Mary ...

  7. Jun 6, 2022 · It was true – although as the Hollywood director John Ford, he became best known for movies based in the American Wild West.

  8. Feb 11, 2021 · The plot of The Quiet Man originated with a 1933 Saturday Evening Post story and 1936 novella by Maurice Walsh, both about an Irish prizefighter who returns to his hometown in Ireland and gets into a brouhaha over a dowry with his bride’s older brother. The story won over Ford, who, though he was born and bred in Maine, was endlessly ...

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