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Director
John Ford
Credits
Producers: John Ford, Merian C. Cooper. Writers: Frank S. Nugent, Maurice Walsh
Principal Cast
John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, Barry Fitzgerald
Category
FeatureClassic
A classic in the canon of Irish film, Irishman Sean Thornton (John Wayne) returns from Pittsburgh to his native home in the fictional town of Inisfree. Falling in love with both the scenery and local beauty Mary-Kate Danaher (Maureen O’Hara), Thornton comes unstuck when he fails to acquire Mary-Kate’s dowry from her brother Will (Victor McLaglen) after their marriage. Often baffled by the customs of this remote Irish village, Thornton struggles to understand the fury his failings provoke in Mary-Kate. Envisioning the Irish countryside as a picturesque escape from urban, industrial America, The Quiet Man has become the film around which generations of cinematic imaginings of Ireland’s countryside revolve. This state of affairs has proved controversial, firing the debates that have been one part of the ubiquitous presence The Quiet Man has in Irish cinema.
129 minutes, United States, 1952, Colour
A QUIET LOVE 18.00
HAMNET 15.30
IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY 13.10, 20.40
JEAN-LUC GODARD: ALPHAVILLE 18.20
MY FATHER’S SHADOW 13.00
NO OTHER CHOICE 13.00
SENTIMENTAL VALUE 15.20
THE BIGGER PICTURE: BEFORE SUNRISE 20.30
THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE 15.45, 18.10 (OC)
THE SECRET AGENT 20.10
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