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Overview

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8.0/10   13,375 votes
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Director:
John Ford
Writers:
Frank S. Nugent (screenplay)
Maurice Walsh (story)
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Release Date:
14 September 1952 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Action...Excitement...Romance...Fill the Screen !
Plot:
A disgraced American boxer retires to Ireland, where he finds love. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Redmond Morris 'In Conversation' at Fleadh
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Shall we gather at the river?
 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 11 June 2009, 1:11 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
A simply wonderful film more

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 ... Rev. Dr. Cyril 'Snuffy' 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 - Squire Danaher's Handyman (as Jack McGowran)
Joseph O'Dea ... Molouney - Train Guard
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Additional Details

Runtime:
129 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)

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Trivia:
When the film was first screened in Boston, Mass., Michaleen Flynn's line on seeing the broken bed, "Impetuous! Homeric!", was censored. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Sean hops back in the horse cart and says, "Hey! Is that real? She couldn't be!", the sound is also out of sync. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
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:
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Soundtrack:
Saint Patrick's Day more

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52 out of 65 people found the following comment useful:-
A simply wonderful film, 10 November 1999
10/10
Author: Paul from Maryland

What's not to like about this picture? A classic directed by the legendary John Ford. John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara light up the screen. Wayne's performance is brilliant, but what really stands out is that he is playing a regular guy with real feelings and emotions--no army uniforms, no indians to fight, no cavalry coming to the rescue--just a great performance. The supporting cast is unmatched--including great performances by Victor McLaglen, Barry Fitzgerald and Ward Bond. Look closely for Ken Curtis (Festus, from Gunsmoke) in an uncredited role. The scenery is absolutly breathtaking--it makes me want to go home to Ireland--and I'm not even Irish. To top it off The Quiet Man has the greatest fist fight ever captured on film. This is one of my two favorite John Wayne movies. The Duke should have gotten an Oscar for this one. Movie viewers won't be disapointed by this one.

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