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the quiet man collectors edition full frame
john fords the quiet man celebrates one of hollywoods most romantic and enduring epics winner of two oscars including best director . the first american feature to be filmed in irelands picturesque countryside ford whose real name was sean ofeeney richly imbued this masterpiece with his love of ireland and its people . sean thornton john wayne is an american who swears off boxing after accidentally killing an opponent . returning to the irish town of his birth he finds happiness when he falls in love with the fiery mary kate maureen ohara . though he is sorely tempted to pick up the gloves against her brother the town bully sean is determined not to use his fists . mary kate and sean wed but her brother refuses to pay the dowry . sean would rather walk away than accept this challenge . even when his new wife accuses him of cowardice sean stands firm . but when she boards a train to leave he is finally ready to take matters into his own hands . the resulting fist fight erupts into the longest brawl ever filmed followed by one of the most memorable reconciliations in motion picture history . br br actor commentary behind the scenes footage documentary original theatrical trailer bios . br br the joy of ireland ; remembering the quiet man ; the making of the quiet man .
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