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The Quiet Man

Rating:No Rating
Genre:Drama, Romance, Comedy
Release Date:August 14, 1952
Running time:129 minutes
Cast:John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond, Victor McLaglen
Director:John Ford
Producer:Merian C. Cooper, G.B. Forbes, John Ford, L.T. Rosso
Writer:Maurice Walsh, Frank S. Nugent
Distributor:Republic Pictures

Description: Irish-American boxer Sean Thornton, recovering from the trauma of having accidentally killed a man in the ring, arrives in the Irish village where he was born. He falls in love with Mary Kate Danaher, sister of bullying squire, Red Will Danaher. However, Red Will won't consent to their marriage. In order to defeat Red Will and marry his beloved, Sean must come to terms with both his demons and Irish traditions.

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