The quiet man [blu-ray] / a Republic production ; Herbert J. Yates presents ; John Ford and Merian C. Cooper's Argosy production ; screenplay by Frank S. Nugent ; directed by John Ford.
John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond, Victor McLaglen, Mildred Natwick, Francis Ford, Eileen Crowe, May Craig, Arthur Shields, Charles Fitzsimons. From the story by Maurice Walsh. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1952. Special features: Making of "The quiet man" (1992, 28 min.). Special feature: Making of the Quiet man / written and hosted by Leonard Maltin (1992, 28 min.).
Summary:
John Ford's The Quiet Man celebrates one of Hollywood's most romantic and enduring epics. The first American feature to be filmed in Ireland's picturesque countryside, Ford richly imbued this masterpiece with his love of Ireland and its people. Sean Thornton is an American boxer who swears off fighting after he accidentally kills an opponent in the ring. Returning to the Irish town of his youth, he finds happiness when he falls in love with the fiery Mary Kate.
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