The Quiet Man
First screened in August 2013

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Director: John Ford. Cast: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Victor McLaglen, Ward Bond, Mildred Natwick, Arthur Shields, Eileen Crowe, Francis Ford, Charles B. Fitzsimons, James O'Hara, Jack MacGowran, Sean McClory. Screenplay: Frank S. Nugent (from a story by Maurice Walsh).

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Twitter Capsule: Simultaneously prickly and lackadaisical plot. All a put-on, really, but a very amiable one, and every image gleams.

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Photo © 1952 Republic Pictures/Argosy Pictures

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B+

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
	Best Picture
✓	Best Director: John Ford
	Best Supporting Actor: Victor McLaglen
	Best Screenplay: Frank S. Nugent
✓	Best Cinematography (Color): Winton C. Hoch & Archie Stout
	Best Art Direction (Color): Frank Hotaling; John McCarthy, Jr. & Charles S. Thompson
	Best Sound: Daniel J. Bloomberg
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Picture
	Best Original Score: Victor Young
Other Awards:
	Venice Film Festival: OCIC Award; International Award; Pasinetti Award
	Directors Guild of America: Best Director
	Writers Guild of America: Best Written American Comedy
	National Board of Review: Best Picture

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