The Quiet Man
1952 ‧ Western/Romance ‧ 2h 9m
After accidentally killing an opponent in the ring, boxer Sean Thornton leaves America and returns to his native Ireland, hoping to buy his family's homestead and live in peace. In doing so, he runs afoul of Will Danaher, who long coveted the...
Release date: September 14, 1952 (USA)
Director: John Ford
Distributed by: Republic Pictures
Based on: ”The Quiet Man”; (1933 short story); by Maurice Walsh
Box office: $3.8 million (rentals)
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Is The Quiet Man based on a true story?
Walsh, who died in 1964, based the story on Paddy Bawn Enright from his local area, but changed the character's name to Shawn Kelvin in the story.
Was John Wayne's son in The Quiet Man?
For filming, John Wayne brought along four of his children, who even had cameos in the movie - Michael (18), Mary Antonia "Toni" (16), Patrick (13), and Melinda (12) all play young people attending the horse races.
How many Oscars did The Quiet Man win?
It stars John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond, Victor McLaglen, Eileen Crowe, Mildred Natwick, Jack MacGowran and was distributed by Warner Bros.. It was nominated for 7 Oscars and won 2 at the Academy Awards in 1953.
Is The Quiet Man a good movie?
Ford early on captures the film's more dramatic moments before giving way to its lightly romantic humor. It may not be a Western, but it's one of director John Ford's finest collaborations with John Wayne. The Quiet Man is John Ford's best picture since The Informer, but much, much funnier.
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A retired American boxer returns to the village of his birth in 1920s Ireland, where he falls for a spirited redhead whose brother is contemptuous of their ...
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