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Title The quiet man [(DVD) videorecording] / an Argosy production ; screenplay by Frank S. Nugent ; produced by John Ford and Merian C. Cooper ; directed by John Ford.

Edition 60th anniversary special edition.
Publication Info. [United States] : Olive Films, [2013]
℗1952
Location Call No. Status
 95th Street Adult DVD Fiction  F QUI    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult DVD Fiction  F QUI    AVAILABLE
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Description 1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details DVD; fullscreen (1.37:1) presentation.
Cast John Wayne, Maureen O'hara, Victor McLaglen.
Credits Director of photography, Winton C. Hoch ; music, Victor Young.
Note From the story by Maurice Walsh.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
Audience Rating: Not rated.
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. Newly remastered in HD.
Awards Academy Award, 1952, Best director, Best cinematography.
Subject Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
Ireland -- Social life and customs -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
Local Subject ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1952.
Genre DVD-video discs.
Feature films.
Romantic comedy films.
Added Author Nugent, Frank S.
Ford, John, 1894-1973.
Cooper, Merian C.
Wayne, John, 1907-1979.
O'Hara, Maureen, 1920-
Fitzgerald, Barry, 1888-1961.
Argosy Pictures Corporation.
Olive Films.
Standard No. 887090048309
Music No. OF483 Olive Films
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5 stars for John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara X
January 27 2013
This is by far my favorite John Wayne movie. He and Maureen O'Hara are at their best in this story that was filmed in Ireland. A wonderful movie. We watch in every year on St. Patrick's Day as a tradition.
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