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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Republic Pictures
Salesrank: 834
Released: October 22, 2002 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
When an American prize-fighter kills a man in the ring, he returns to the Irish village where he was born to find peace and there he meets and falls in love with the sister of the village bully.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: NR
Release Date: 22-OCT-2002
Media Type: DVD
Description of The Quiet Man (Collector's Edition):
Blarney and bliss, mixed in equal proportions. John Wayne plays an American boxer who returns to the Emerald Isle, his native land. What he finds there is a fiery prospective spouse (Maureen O'Hara) and a country greener than any Ireland seen before or since--it's no surprise The Quiet Man won an Oscar for cinematography. It also won an Oscar for John Ford's direction, his fourth such award. The film was a deeply personal project for Ford (whose birth name was Sean Aloysius O'Fearna), and he lavished all of his affection for the Irish landscape and Irish people on this film. He also stages perhaps the greatest donnybrook in the history of movies, an epic fistfight between Wayne and the truculent Victor McLaglen--that's Ford's brother, Francis, as the elderly man on his deathbed who miraculously revives when he hears word of the dustup. Barry Fitzgerald, the original Irish elf, gets the movie's biggest laugh when he walks into the newlyweds' bedroom the morning after their wedding, and spots a broken bed. The look on his face says everything. The Quiet Man isn't the real Ireland, but as a delicious never-never land of Ford's imagination, it will do very nicely. --Robert Horton
The Quiet Man (Collector's Edition) Reviews:
Great John Wayne Move 
2009-11-01 - The move is from 1952 so no spicial effects.
Beautiful sense of humor and beautiful description on life in Ireland.
A must for all John Wayne fence.
My Favorite of all Time
2009-10-19 - This is my #1 movie of all time. Filled with John Ford's favorite actors, the director's love of Ireland shines thru. Ford, whose real name was Sean O'Feeney, brings out the best in his stars by allowing them to be what I perceive as "themselves". Their real love and admiration for each other served to give their characters a beleivabilty that comes off the screen and into my heart. The beautiful countryside, village rogues, and touch of religious/political tension makes the story credible. In this movie, the villain is replaced with a stubborness that is based on both pride and love, real human emotions. I have worn out at least 2 VHS tapes of this film and will probably wear out the dvd. While most will consider this a John Wayne movie, I have always considered it what the film industry should produce: entertainment for the purpose of entertaining the family. My children grew up watching this and now my grandchildren are. John Ford and cast, thank you.
The Quiet Man 
2009-10-13 - I love this movie but have had so much trouble getting a DVD that works! I bought the first copy in a store and it never could be seen. It was totally blank. Same thing happened with the one I ordered on Amazon. I don't know what the deal is, but apparently, there is a production problems somewhere.
The movie is great, though (if you can ever see it!) wonderful Irish story about an American man (John Wayne) who returns to his roots and encounters a very proud, feisty Irish lass (Maureen O'Hara. Beautiful Irish landscape scenes.
So funny!
2009-09-29 - Another light-hearted movie that's super cute! My husband even liked it and he usually only watches action. Who doesn't love watching a husband getting all frustrated over his immature, naughty wife! And my does she get hers! lol
Love this movie
2009-09-02 - Here is one of the movies I loved.
like many of the old time movies it is one you never tier of.
The wonderful people of Ierland and it grand coutryside which I wish I could see for real makes you feel warm. A man who need to come back home after his pass did nothing but cause him pain.
He fines love and good friends. What more can one ask for.
Like other old movies its a keeper. One to show family and friends from time to time when there is nothing on TV that is good and clean to watch.
A must have!
