The Quiet Man

Name: The Quiet Man
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Released: 1952-07-21
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 7.3

★ 7,3 /10 (619 Votes)

1952 EN 129 min

Overview

An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.

Stream

Release date

21/07/1952

Votes

619

Popularity

4.9

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Genres

Romance Comedy Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

129 min

Budget

$1,750,000

Revenue

$3,800,000

John Wayne

Sean Thornton

Maureen O'Hara

Mary Kate Danaher

Victor McLaglen

Squire 'Red' Will Danaher

Barry Fitzgerald

Michaleen Oge Flynn

Ward Bond

Father Peter Lonergan

Mildred Natwick

The Widow Sarah Tillane

Francis Ford

Dan Tobin

Eileen Crowe

Mrs. Elizabeth Playfair

May Craig

Fishwoman with basket at station

Arthur Shields

Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Hugh Forbes

James O'Hara

Father Paul

Sean McClory

Owen Glynn

Jack MacGowran

Ignatius Feeney

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Joseph O'Dea

Molouney - Train Guard

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Eric Gorman

Costello - Engine Driver

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Kevin Lawless

Train fireman

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Paddy O'Donnell

Railway porter

Ruth Clifford

Mother (uncredited)

Ken Curtis

Dermot Fahy (uncredited)

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David Hughes

Police Constable (uncredited)

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Tiny Jones

Nell - Maid (uncredited)

Mae Marsh

Father Paul's Mother (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Ringside Photographer (uncredited)

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Melinda Wayne

Girl on Wagon at Horse Race (uncredited)

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Michael Wayne

Teenage Boy at Races (uncredited)

Patrick Wayne

Boy on Wagon at Horse Race (uncredited)

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Toni Wayne

Teenage Girl at Races (uncredited)

Frank Baker

Man in Bar (uncredited)

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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**One of those films that was very successful but is currently struggling to capture new audiences.** We are used to seeing John Wayne associated with Western films, yet here is the actor making a small and modest romantic film about a retired boxer with great physical presence who, after returning to the land where he was born, falls in love with a redhead with a strong personality, leading to serious disagreements with her brother, who is not happy with their dating. It is one of those films that was a commercial and critical success in the time it was released and even collected award…

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I think what I enjoyed most about this gentle romantic drama is that John Ford allowed much more screen time to an ensemble of cast members who had all been instrumental in helping to establish John Wayne as the star he was. He's the former boxer "Thornton", returned to rural Ireland to a mixed welcome from those in his hometown as he plans to set up home on land once owned by his family. He manages to outbid local grandee "Danaher" (Victor McLaglen) with the widow "Sarah" (Mildred Natwick) and on settling in discovers the sheltering "Mary Kate" (Maureen O'Hara) who just happens to be the sist…

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