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Title: The Quiet Man (1952)
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Cast
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| Maureen O'Hara | ... | ||
| Barry Fitzgerald | ... | ||
| Ward Bond | ... | ||
| Victor McLaglen | ... | ||
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Dan Tobin
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Eileen Crowe | ... |
Mrs. Elizabeth Playfair
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May Craig | ... |
Fishwoman with Basket at Station
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Arthur Shields | ... |
Reverend Cyril Playfair
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Charles B. Fitzsimons | ... |
Hugh Forbes
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James O'Hara | ... |
Father Paul
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Sean McClory | ... |
Owen Glynn
(as Sean McGlory)
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| Jack MacGowran | ... |
Ignatius Feeney
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Joseph O'Dea | ... |
Molouney - Train Guard
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Plot Synopsis
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Sean Thornton has returned from America to reclaim his homestead and escape his past. Sean's eye is caught by Mary Kate Danaher, a beautiful but poor maiden, and younger sister of ill-tempered "Red" Will Danaher. The riotous relationship that forms between Sean and Mary Kate, punctuated by Will's pugnacious attempts to keep them apart, form the main plot, with Sean's past as the dark undercurrent. Written by Steve Fenwick <scf@w0x0f.com>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
14 September 1952 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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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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According to the production notes on the DVD. John Ford first acquired the rights to Maurice Walsh's short story, 'The Quiet Man' in 1936, but it would be another fifteen years before his dream of adapting the story to film would become a reality. See more »Goofs
Michaeleen introduces Sean to Mary Kate as from Pittsburgh, Massachusetts, USA. However, "Steel", "pig-iron furnaces", and "slag heaps" are more generally associated with Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. (Note: this is an obvious comedic device, showing that Michaeleen is not familiar with US geography.) See 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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Ireland has never been portrayed as lovingly as in this film. John Ford's tribute to the land of his ancestors is about as good as a movie can get. Of course, Ford's vision is, by today's standards, a bit outdated. The Ireland of the time in the movie probably doesn't exist any more, but only in the minds of those who knew the Emerald Isle back then.
The story is a bit passe, but we make excuses for seeing it once more whenever it plays on cable, as we take the journey to an ideal place that thanks to John Ford will live forever.
The best thing in the film is Maureen O'Hara. This actress beauty was legendary. Having met her on a few occasions, I can only say, that she is as beautiful in person as she is in films. Miss O'Hara graced this movie by only being there. The camera loved her; she's perfect as Mary Kate Daneher, the spinster, as the locals call her.
The other big assets of the film are the Irish actors that Ford entrusted key roles. Barry Fitzgerald, the impish Michaeleen Flynn, was delightful. Victor McLaglen, is excellent as Squire Will Danaher. John Wayne, as Sean Thornton, is a bit stiff, but maybe Ford's direction called for this actor to play himself in rural Ireland, who knows?
This is a film to be treasured.