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The Quiet Man (1952)

Director: John Ford

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From Time Out Film Guide

Ford's flamboyantly Oirish romantic comedy hides a few tough ironies deep in its mistily nostalgic recreation of an exile's dream. But the illusion/reality theme underlying immigrant boxer Wayne's return from America to County Galway - there to become involved in a Taming of the Shrew courtship of flame-haired O'Hara, and a marathon donnybrook with her truculent, dowry-withholding brother McLaglen - is soon swamped within a vibrant community of stage-Irish 'types'. Ford once described it gnomically as 'the sexiest picture ever made'.

Author: PT 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • JR said...
    Posted on Sep 30 2009 00:34 I enjoyed this film very much. I brings a wonderfully funny story to life that began with a tragedy. John Wayne's roll was a real departure from his usual 'type. Maureen O'Hara obviously enjoyed the making of it - she got to go home temporarily and had much to do with the picture's creation and adaptation. She also was able to work with her brother (Father Paul). Much fun and shenanigans bring the story to a head and a peaceful close. Good Film.
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Cast & crew

Director: John Ford

Producer: John Ford, Merian C Cooper

Cast: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, Barry Fitzgerald, Mildred Natwick, Arthur Shields, Ward Bond, Jack MacGowran full cast

Genre(s): Comedy

Duration: 129 mins


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