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Release Date:
14 September 1952 (USA)
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Tagline:
Action...Excitement...Romance...Fill the Screen !
Plot:
A disgraced American boxer retires to Ireland, where he finds love. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 5 wins
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8 nominations
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Directors We Love: John Ford
(From Cinematical. 16 September 2009, 8:15 PM, PDT)
The Tough Guy Romantic Comedy
(From IFC. 23 July 2009, 10:07 AM, PDT)
(From Cinematical. 16 September 2009, 8:15 PM, PDT)
The Tough Guy Romantic Comedy
(From IFC. 23 July 2009, 10:07 AM, PDT)
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A great masterpiece on film.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | John Wayne | ... | Sean Thornton |
 | Maureen O'Hara | ... | Mary Kate Danaher |
 | Barry Fitzgerald | ... | Michaleen Oge Flynn |
| Ward Bond | ... | Father Peter Lonergan |
| Victor McLaglen | ... | Squire 'Red' Will Danaher |
| Mildred Natwick | ... | The Widow Sarah Tillane |
| Francis Ford | ... | Dan Tobin |
| Eileen Crowe | ... | Mrs. Elizabeth Playfair |
| May Craig | ... | Fishwoman with Basket at Station |
| Arthur Shields | ... | Reverend Cyril Playfair |
| Charles B. Fitzsimons | ... | Hugh Forbes (as Charles FitzSimons) |
| James O'Hara | ... | Father Paul (as James Lilburn) |
| Sean McClory | ... | Owen Glynn (as Sean McGlory) |
| Jack MacGowran | ... | Ignatius Feeney (as Jack McGowran) |
| Joseph O'Dea | ... | Molouney - Train Guard |
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Runtime:
129 min
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Iceland:L |
West Germany:12 (f) |
Norway:A (1954) |
South Korea:All |
Australia:PG |
USA:TV-G (TV rating) |
Finland:K-8 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:U |
USA:Approved (PCA #15529)
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John Wayne and John Ford decided to play a trick on Maureen O'Hara during filming. They chose the sequence where Wayne drags O'Hara across the town and through the fields. Before shooting the scene, Wayne and Ford kicked all of the sheep dung they could find onto the hill where O'Hara was to be dragged, face-down, on her stomach. O'Hara saw them doing it; with the help of several friends, she kicked it off, only to have Wayne and Ford kick it back on. O'Hara and her friends kicked it off again, and Wayne and Ford kicked it back. This went on and on until right before the scene was shot, when Wayne and Ford got in the last kick. According to O'Hara, "Duke had the time of his life dragging me through it. It was bloody awful. After the scene was over, Mr. Ford had given instructions that I was not to be brought a bucket of water or a towel. He made me keep it on for the rest of the day. I was mad as hell, but I had to laugh too. Isn't showbiz glamorous?"
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Mary Kate and Sean drive to town in the buggy, the horn is on the left hand side of the bulkhead. When Mary Kate interrupts the father fly fishing after storming off, it has moved to the right side.
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Quotes:
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Father Peter Lonergan, Narrator: Well, then. Now. I'll begin at the beginnin'. A fine soft day in the spring, it was, when the train pulled into Castletown, three hours late as usual, and himself got off. He didn't have the look of an American tourist at all about him. Not a camera on him; what was worse, not even a fishin' rod.
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Father Peter Lonergan, Narrator: Well, then. Now. I'll begin at the beginnin'. A fine soft day in the spring, it was, when the train pulled into Castletown, three hours late as usual, and himself got off. He didn't have the look of an American tourist at all about him. Not a camera on him; what was worse, not even a fishin' rod.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Skydivers (#7.9)" (1994)
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Soundtrack:
Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms
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FAQ
Where is Innisfree?Why does the crowd keep splashing water on Sean and Will during the fight?
What does Mary Kate say when she is speaking to Father Lonigan in Irish?
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One of the best directed by John Ford. An emotional, humorous look at an American, played by John Wayne, going back to his native Ireland and trying to fit in with the present culture. Sensational scenery and the grand music by Victor Young support this classic among classics. Breezy and rowdy. Too beautiful to turn your back on. A great illustration of romance. The interaction between Wayne and Maureen O'Hara is magical and hard to beat.
Other classic performances are turned in by Victor McLaglen, Ward Bond and Barry Fitzgerald.