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The Quiet Man

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The Quiet Man (1952)

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Reviews Counted: 34 Fresh: 31  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 8.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 33 mins
Synopsis:
One of John Ford's most cherished projects, THE QUIET MAN took years to finance but became one of his greatest box-office successes and an enduringly beloved classic. John Wayne stars as Sean Thornton, a retired American boxing champion trying to put tragedy behind him by returning to... [More]
One of John Ford's most cherished projects, THE QUIET MAN took years to finance but became one of his greatest box-office successes and an enduringly beloved classic. John Wayne stars as Sean Thornton, a retired American boxing champion trying to put tragedy behind him by returning to Innisfree, the bucolic Irish village of his birth. He purchases his birthplace from its current owner, enraging the wealthy and bellicose Red Will Danaher (Victor McLaglen), who had designs on the property. On arriving at his cottage, Thornton finds it being swept out by Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O'Hara), a redheaded vision from whom he steals a not completely unwelcome kiss. After engaging in a subterfuge involving a horse race, some of the locals manage to get the disgruntled Red Will to allow his sister to be courted by the American. But the courtship ritual of the village is only the first of many local practices that the bewildered Thornton must endure if he is to have Mary Kate. Wayne gives a surprisingly nuanced performance as the fish out of water, and he is perfectly matched with the radiantly rambunctious O'Hara. The rest of the cast is splendid as well, and the lush color photography garnered an Academy Award for Winston Hoch. John Ford also won an Oscar for his directing, and it's impossible not to be charmed by the artistry with which he weaves his rollicking, robust tale. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond, Victor McLaglen

Director: John Ford
Screenwriter: Frank S. Nugent, Richard Llewellyn, Maurice Walsh
Producer: Merian C. Cooper, John Ford
Composer: Victor Young

DVD Info

Release:

Oct 22, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Mono - English
  • THX Mastered Audio

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Maureen O'Hara - Star
  • Documentary - 1. THE MAKING OF THE QUIET MAN - Leonard Maltin - Host
  • 2. THE JOY OF IRELAND - Maureen O'Hara - Host
  • Featurette - 1. THE QUIET MAN MONTAGE
  • Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

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This is an amusing The Taming of the Shrew type comedy handled with a professional softness of touch by all concerned.

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03/11/08 02:17 PM
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This is a robust romantic drama of a native-born's return to Ireland. Director John Ford took cast and cameras to Ireland to tell the story [by Maurice Walsh] against actual backgrounds.

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03/11/08 02:13 PM
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Ideal Sunday afternoon fare.

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03/11/08 02:06 PM
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine
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John Ford's 1952 Oscar winner is a tribute to an Ireland that exists only in the imaginations of songwriters and poets like Ford.

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03/11/08 02:02 PM
Don Druker
Chicago Reader
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02/29/08 09:10 PM
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies
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One of John Ford's very best picture, arguably his most overtly romantic saga, set against picaresque Ireland, with top-notch turns from John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara at their most erotic.

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11/02/07 01:13 PM
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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Ford shot on location in Ireland in dazzling Technicolor (with bold, sparkling greens), and came up with one of his most enjoyable, full-bodied films.

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04/30/07 03:15 AM
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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12/07/06 04:13 PM
Susan Granger
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The illusion/reality theme underlying immigrant boxer Wayne's return from America to County Galway is soon swamped within a vibrant community of stage-Irish 'types'.

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06/24/06 04:05 AM
Time Out
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Epic romantic comedy that I believe every Irishman must have seen at least once.

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01/14/06 04:55 PM
Dennis Schwartz
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07/29/05 02:34 AM
Chuck O'Leary
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06/29/05 03:58 PM
Emanuel Levy
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05/19/05 12:03 AM
Bob Grimm
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01/29/04 01:05 PM
Nicolas Lacroix
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01/06/04 05:42 PM
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
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11/14/03 11:18 AM
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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09/02/03 06:46 PM
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide
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A beautiful, messy, silly masterpiece.

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07/25/03 05:12 PM
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner
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One of the greatest love stories of all time. Ford's direction is brilliant; O'Hara is beautiful; the cinematography is dazzling, and the brawl between Wayne and McLaglan at the finale is a comic treasure. A must-see.

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05/21/03 10:00 AM
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
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Let's face it. Mr. Ford is in love with Ireland, as is his cast, and they give us a fine, gay time while they're about it.

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05/20/03 05:09 PM
A.H. Weiler
New York Times
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