The Quiet Man is a 1952 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by John Ford. It stars John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond and Victor McLaglen. The screenplay by Frank S. Nugent was based on a 1933 Saturday Evening Post short story of the same name by Maurice Walsh, later published as part of a collection titled The Green Rushes. The film features Winton Hoch's lush photography of the Irish countryside and a long, climactic, semi-comic fist fight. It was an official sele

From the archives, here's Maureen O'Hara recalling how she cast in John Ford's THE QUIET MAN ('52). See Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne in this timeless romance tonight at 8pm ET on The Essentials! | Turner Classic Movies: TCM