The film The Quiet Man directed by John Ford is very different from the westerns, his best-known directorial, however for John The Quiet Man “it was the most personal film I've ever done." never made (it was also one of his favorites" (Berardinelli). In The Quiet Man John Ford brings together one of his favorite western actors, John Wayne, who is undeniably the central character, and the always extraordinary Maureen O'Hara to bring to life a warm, down-to-earth romantic comedy that focuses primarily on characters and atmosphere, rather than plot, and is able to bring romance to life, not through the use of powerful dialogue, but through use of gazes and tension on screen After shooting the majority of the film against the natural backdrop of Ireland in 1952, John was able to capture and bring the spectacular Irish landscape to life by shooting in Technicolor. Today The Quiet Man is truly regarded a romantic classic for the extraordinary chemistry between its actors, its cinematography captures the truly magical landscape of Ireland and, ending this film with one of the longest non-violent fight scenes in cinematic history. The Quiet Man, set in the early 1920s, is a film that follows Sean Thornton's (played by John Wayne) journey back to his homeland of Innisfree, Ireland, to reclaim the family farm and escape his brutal past as a boxer who accidentally killed his opponent in the ring. On his way from Innisfree train station to his birthplace, a small cottage located in the Innisfree countryside, Sean sees the beautiful red-haired Mary Kate Danaher (played by Maureen O'Hara) in the distance. Shortly after settling in, Sean meets and is immediately taken back by Mary Kate, but quickly discovers that...... middle of paper ......//john-ford.ememorials.in/index/sindex? id=405>.Nixon, Rob. “Why The Quiet Man is essential.” TCM. Turner Classic Movies and Web. April 8, 2012.Renes, Cornelis Martin. "The Quiet Man and Angela's Ashes: Hollywood Representations of Irish Emigration as a Male Quest Narrative." Estudios Irlandeses - Journal of Irish Studies 2 (2007): 93+. Academic OneFile. Network. 7 April 2012. The spirit of the thing. “Irish Films Spotlight: 'The Quiet Man' (1952).” Rev. of The Quiet Man. Blog post. Cinemit. Np, 13 October 2012. Web. 10 November 2013. .Spratling, Eric. "Evaluating fight scenes." Web log posts. Classification of fight scenes. Np, nd Web. 10 November 2013. .TB, Dorian. "THE QUIET MAN: “Impetuous! Homeric!”." Stories of those who are easily distracted. Ed. TBC of Dorian. Np, 17 March 2011. Web. 8 April. 2012.