The Quiet Man (VHS)

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Condition: Brand New: An item that has never been opened or removed from the manufacturer’s sealing. Format: VHS Rating: NR Leading Role: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara Director: John Ford UPC: 017153336306 Format: NTSC (US, Canada) Genre: Classics Sub-Genre: --

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Movie description
One of John Ford's most cherished projects, THE QUIET MAN took years to finance but became one of his greatest box-office successes and an enduringly beloved classic. John Wayne stars as Sean Thornton, a retired American boxing champion trying to put tragedy behind him by returning to Innisfree, the bucolic Irish village of his birth. He purchases his birthplace from its current owner, enraging the wealthy and bellicose Red Will Danaher (Victor McLaglen), who had designs on the property. On arriving at his cottage, Thornton finds it being swept out by Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O'Hara), a redheaded vision from whom he steals a not completely unwelcome kiss. After engaging in a subterfuge involving a horse race, some of the locals manage to get the disgruntled Red Will to allow his sister to be courted by the American. But the courtship ritual of the village is only the first of many local practices that the bewildered Thornton must endure if he is to have Mary Kate. Wayne gives a surprisingly nuanced performance as the fish out of water, and he is perfectly matched with the radiantly rambunctious O'Hara. The rest of the cast is splendid as well, and the lush color photography garnered an Academy Award for Winston Hoch. John Ford also won an Oscar for his directing, and it's impossible not to be charmed by the artistry with which he weaves his rollicking, robust tale.
Credits
Producer:	John Ford, Merian C. Cooper
Cast:	John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond, Mildred Natwick, Francis Ford, Victor McLaglen, Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Shields
Editorial reviews
"...Gorgeous cinematography..." USA Today - Mike Clark (06/16/1992) "[I]t's Ford's dream of Oirland, pure fantasy, and a film to cherish if you have any Irish in you..." Uncut - Damien Love (12/01/2004)
Awards
1952 Academy Awards, Best Director: John Ford 1952 Academy Awards, Best Cinematography: Winton C. Hoch 1952 Academy Awards, Best Cinematography: Archie Stout

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