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- 1952
- Approved
- Republic Pictures (I)
- 2 h 9 m
- 1952
- Approved
- Republic Pictures (I)
- 2 h 9 m
Summary 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 union.
Directed By: John Ford
Written By: Frank S. Nugent, Maurice Walsh, John Ford
- 1952
- Approved
- Republic Pictures (I)
- 2 h 9 m
- 1952
- Approved
- Republic Pictures (I)
- 2 h 9 m
The Quiet Man
6.3
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Summary 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 union.
Directed By: John Ford
Written By: Frank S. Nugent, Maurice Walsh, John Ford
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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94% Positive
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
85
94% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
6% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Shot partly on location in Ireland and designed in the lushest greens ever squeezed out of Technicolor, The Quiet Man is a movie that isn’t about a whole lot, but yet seems to contain so much—from Wayne’s easygoing charisma to the notoriously protracted climactic fight to the febrile, film-noir-like flashback to Sean’s boxing days.
The wonderful performances by Ford's stock company in these roles help make THE QUIET MAN an utterly moving and fascinating portrait of rural life in Ireland.
Sentimental and sexist, John Ford’s gorgeous slice of the auld sod nevertheless moves like music.
A triumph of true sentiment over lurking sentimentality starring John Wayne as an Irish-American boxer returning to Ireland in search of peace and a wife (Maureen O'Hara) and finding himself in the middle of a brawling, drinking, singing, timeless Oirish Neverland. [03 Oct 2010, p.47]
If it’s an ungainly variety, it doesn’t suggest directorial sloppiness, but the warmth of oral tradition as it dances around a cluster of themes (belonging, redemption, reconciliation) with the vigor of a yarn spun, porter in hand, alongside an open fire.
One of John Ford's most popular films--but fearfully Irish and green and hearty.
Ford's flamboyantly Oirish romantic comedy hides a few tough ironies deep in its mistily nostalgic recreation of an exile's dream.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
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Based on 9 User Ratings
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
Venice Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
