The Quiet Man
Studio: Argosy Pictures
Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald
Director: John Ford
Writer: Richard Llewellyn, Frank S. Nugent, John Ford
Producer: Merian C. Cooper, John Ford
The Quiet Man is a 1952 American romantic comedy drama film directed and produced by John Ford, and starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Shields and Ward Bond. The screenplay by Frank S. Nugent was loosely based on a 1933 Saturday Evening Post short story of the same name by Irish author Maurice Walsh, later published as part of a collection titled The Green Rushes.
Trivia
- Won the Academy Award for Best Director.
- Won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color.
- Selected for the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
- Won the National Board of Review Award for Best Film.
- Also nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; and 1 more.
- Based on The Green Rushes (1933 Saturday Evening Post short story by Maurice Walsh).
- The film was a departure for Republic Pictures, which backed Ford in what was considered a risky venture at the time.
- Ford read the story in 1933 and soon purchased the rights to it for $10.
- The story's author was paid another $2,500 when Republic bought the idea, and he received a final payment of $3,750 when the film was actually made.
Filming Locations
- Cong
- Ashford Castle, County Mayo
- Ballyglunin railway station
- Clifden
- Connemara
- Thoor Ballylee
- Galway
- Oughterard
- All of the outdoor scenes were shot on location in Ireland in County Mayo and County Galway.
- The inside scenes were filmed toward the end of July at the Republic Studios in Hollywood.
- In 2008, a pub opened in the building used as the pub in the film (it had actually been a shop at the time when the movie was shot); the pub hosts daily re-runs of the film on DVD. The Quiet Man Fan Club holds its annual general meeting in Ashford Castle.
Previous Showings
10 Runs • 8 Festivals
11,929 tickets sold
All runs on record (10):
- October 27 - 29, 1990 · 1,174 ticketsw/ She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
- November 4 - 7, 1995 · 1,247 ticketsw/ She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
- August 1 - 4, 1998 · 1,363 ticketsDear Old Hollywoodw/ Stagecoach
- November 20 - 23, 1999 · 1,168 ticketsHoliday 1999w/ She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
- August 9 - 13, 2003 · 1,810 ticketsSummer 2003w/ High Noon
- September 2 - 4, 2006 · 1,554 ticketsSummer 2006w/ Picnic
- May 1 - 3, 2009 · 889 ticketsJohn Wayne Every Friday through Sunday in Mayw/ She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
- September 1 - 4, 2012 · 1,535 ticketsSummer 2012w/ Sitting Pretty
- August 17 - 19, 2018 · 1,189 ticketsSummer 2018w/ She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
- September 20 - 21, 2025 · 0 ticketsSummer 2025w/ The African Queen