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An American prizefighter returns to Ireland in order to forget the past and live peacefully in his village birthplace. He falls in love with the hot-tempered sister of a belligerent neighbor, and trouble ensues over the payment of her dowry.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Quiet man (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Republic Pictures Corporation, Argosy Pictures Corporation, Republic Entertainment Inc
Other Authors: Ford, John, 1894-1973, Cooper, Merian C., Nugent, Frank S., Wayne, John, 1907-1979, O'Hara, Maureen, 1920-2015, Fitzgerald, Barry, 1888-1961, McLaglen, Victor, 1886-1959, Bond, Ward, 1903-1960, Natwick, Mildred, 1905-1994, Hoch, Winton C., Hotaling, Frank, Murray, Jack, Young, Victor, 1900-1956, Palmer, Adele, Walsh, Maurice, 1879-1964
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: Los Angeles, CA : Republic Entertainment Inc., [2002]
Edition:Collector's ed.
Subjects:
Ireland > Social life and customs > Drama.
Dowry > Drama.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:An American prizefighter returns to Ireland in order to forget the past and live peacefully in his village birthplace. He falls in love with the hot-tempered sister of a belligerent neighbor, and trouble ensues over the payment of her dowry.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
Based on the story Green Rushes by Maurice Walsh.
Full screen presentation.
Not rated.
Special features include trailers ; the making of Quiet Man ; the joy of Ireland documentary ; remembering The Quiet Man montage ; cast and crew ; production notes.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, Dolby digital mono.
Awards:Academy Awards 1953 : Best Cinematography, Color, Winton C. Hoch and Archie Stout ; Best Director, John Ford.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Winton C. Hoch ; film editor, Jack Murray ; music, Victor Young ; costume designer, Adele Palmer.