The Quiet Man (1952)


John Wayne              Sean Thornton
Maureen O Hara          Mary Kate Danaher
Barry Fitzgerald        Michaleen Flynn
Ward Bond               Father Peter Longergan
Victor McLaglen         Red Will Danaher
Mildred Natwick         Sarah Tillane
Arthur Shields          Reverend Cyril Playfair
Francis Ford

Directed by:            John Ford
Produced by:            Merian C. Cooper, John Ford


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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Sean Thornton has returned from America to reclaim his homestead and escape his past. Sean's eye is caught by 
Mary Kate Danaher, a beautiful but poor maiden, and younger sister of ill-tempered "Red" Will Danaher. The 
riotous relationship that forms between Sean and Mary Kate, punctuated by Will's pugnacious attempts to keep 
them apart, form the main plot, with Sean's past as the dark undercurrent.