The Quiet Man Movie Review 1952

The classic incarnation of Hollywood Irishness, and one of Ford's best, and funniest films. Wayne is Sean Thornton, a weary American ex-boxer who returns to the Irish hamlet of his childhood and tries to take spirited lass Mary Kate (O'Hara) as his wife, despite the strenuous objections of her brawling brother Red Will (McLaglen). Thornton's aided by the leprechaun-like Michaleen Flynn (Fitzgerald) and the local parish priest (Bond). A high-spirited and memorable film filled with Irish stew, wonderful banter, and shots of the lush countryside. Listen for the Scottish bagpipes at the start of the horse race, a slight geographic inaccuracy.

Distribution

Reader's Digest Home Video, Reader's Digest Rd., Pleasantville, NY 10570, Phone: (914)234-9000, Toll-free: 800-304-2807, URL: http://www.readersdigest.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 129 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Director/Star Teams: Ford & Wayne, Jockeying for Position, Ireland, War Between the Sexes, Brothers & Sisters, Boxing, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Frank Nugent

Cast

John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Victor McLaglen, Arthur Shields, Jack MacGowran, Ward Bond, Mildred Natwick, Ken Curtis, Mae Marsh, Sean McClory, Francis Ford

Cinematography

Archie Stout

Director

John Ford

Music

Victor Young

Producer

Republic, Argosy, John Ford, Merian C. Cooper

Awards

Oscars 1952: Color Cinematog., Director (Ford); Directors Guild 1952: Director (Ford); Venice Film Fest. 1952: Director (Ford).