The quiet man film locations in ireland may 2011 youtube. Facts by film the quiet man by topic by person by film. See more ideas about the quiet man, maureen ohara and john wayne. A rich, beautifullytextured technicolor presentation deserving of its color cinematography award, it was filmed mostly on location in ireland, although. Note the bar loos the same as in the movie but they moved it from the. John fords classic 1952 romcom was filmed almost entirely in ireland and stars john wayne as a yank who returns to his ancestral irish village. A page for everyone to enjoy the actors and scene locations of the quiet man movie and also lots of information besides. Quiet man pub sold to film fan ireland information. Oct 20, 2010 map of cong, ireland, the inisfree of the quiet man before a trip to ireland last month, i searched the internet in vain for a decent map of cong, the village where john ford filmed the quiet man, one of my favorite films. In 20, the film was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. Drive to cong, location for the 1952 movie the quiet man for a short walking tour. See more ideas about the quiet man, maureen ohara and john wayne movies. Mar 19, 2006 many of the local business run on the lingering fumes of the quiet man movie. John ford first acquired the rights to maurice walshs short story, the quiet man in 1936, but it would be another sixteen years before his dream of adapting the story to film would become a reality.
The quiet man 1952 movie summary and film synopsis on mhm. The quiet man locations in ireland, taken in may 2011, 60 years after the film was made the isle of innisfree words and music written by irish songwriter dick farrelly. The quiet man is a 1952 technicolor american romantic comedydrama film directed by john. In 1951 john fords greatest movie the quiet man starring john wayne. Make yourself a part of one of the most iconic movies made in ireland, and get a quick picture with the bronzed stars before you investigate the rest of the town. Lettergesh beach, connemara, county galway horse race maam, county galway white omorn cottage oughterard, county galway.
This sentimental film, fords first romantic love story, received a total of seven academy awards nominations. A quiet place is a 2018 american science fiction horror film cowritten, directed by and starring john krasinski. I have to admit, i dont like old films and it took me quite a while to actually watch this one and the only reason is that my personal chauffeur driver and guide in ireland is also the personal driver for maureen ohara star of this film. A quiet place is an acclaimed supernatural horror film, directed and performed by john krasinski known for his role on televisions comedy the office and tom clancys jack ryan. The film the quiet man employed many actors from the irish theatre, including barry fitzgeralds brother, arthur shields, as well as extras from the irish countryside, and it is one of the few hollywood movies in which the irish language can be heard. Map of cong, ireland, the inisfree of the quiet man. The tour features many of the locations in the movie including innisfree, castletown, the pat cohan bar, the reverend playfairs house, the dying man s house, the fight scenes, the courting scenes, the commemorative statute and includes entry to the quiet man museum. Mar 10, 2020 the quiet man filming locations in ireland are some of the most lovely to visit anywhere in the country. Visit locations from the quiet man film such as the dying man s house, innisfree, castletown, the river fight scene, hats in the air scene, rev. Ireland places the wee cottage from john wayne film the. Was the john wayne film the quiet man ever shown in black. The pub from the film which was actually a shop at the time has embraced the change and rebranded as a public house where they show reruns of the quiet man every single day. The films were 1935s the informer, 1940s the grapes of wrath, 1941s how green was my valley which also won best picture, defeating citizen kane, and one of the filmmakers most beloved efforts, 1952s the quiet man. The quiet man actors and scene locations home facebook.
Visit the quiet man filming locations ashford castle. The quiet man is two hours of excellent entertainment. If you love the quiet man, or youre at all interested in film history, youll want to head to cong, county mayo, ireland. The film helped create the rugged and romantic image of connemara and is largely credited with kickstarting the irish tourist industry, inspiring many who watched the quiet man to visit the auld country. A replica of the famous thatched cottage in the movie is located at maam cross, county galway, in the west of ireland. The quiet man, american romantic comedy film, released in 1952, that paid homage to director john fords ancestral ireland. A rich, beautifullytextured technicolor presentation deserving of its color cinematography award, it was filmed mostly on location in ireland, although some backdrops and background studio shots were obviously intermixed. Award winning walking and chauffeur tours of the quiet man film locations depart. See more ideas about filming locations, film and the quiet man. The quiet man locations in ireland, taken in may 2011, 60 years after the film was made the isle of innisfree words and music written by. Painstaking effort has ensured that all the furnishings, artifacts and costumes are authentic reproductions. Many of the local business run on the lingering fumes of the quiet man movie. Quiet man cottage museum, circular road, cong, county mayo. Located by the river at circular road, cong, between actual locations used for the filming, the ground floor of the cottage has been designed as an exact replica of whiteomornin cottage.
Remains of the quiet man cottage ireland family vacations. John wayne, maureen ohara and other hollywood stars were trundled down narrow irish roads while townsfolk looked on in curiosity. The quiet man museum is a must for any quiet man enthusiasts. A thorough history, it features the shooting locations with detailed maps. During ten weeks in the summer of 1951 hollywood descended on the oldworld irish village of cong to film a movie the village had its first electric power installed that year. The quiet man was filmed in the town of cong, on the shores of lough corrib in co. Photographs of ireland including film locations from the movie the quiet man and a video of john waynes quiet man stand in joe mellotte. Chauffeur tours vary in length from 90 minutes upwards depending on how many locations. The museum is meant to make visitors feel as if they were on the very set of the film. After sending numerous groups to ireland with genes care, i heard two stories where clients talked to. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
The villages appearances in the film transformed the area from a sleepy parish in the west into a hub for tourists from all over the world with thousands of the movies fans flocking to pay homage. The quiet man locations in ireland, taken in may 2011, 60 years after the film was made. Cong in co mayo retains its ties to the iconic 1952 film the quiet man. The inside scenes were filmed toward the end of july at the republic studios in hollywood. Since the movie was being filmed in sequential order, she couldnt wear a cast to fix the broken bone. He visits the home he was born in and purchases it from the wealthy widow that owns it. Oct 07, 2009 village cong, county mayo, ireland where the quiet man with john wayne and maureen ohara was filmed. Facts about cong, co mayo the home of the quiet man. Gallyglunin, tuam, county galway castletown railway station clifden, county galway castletown cong, county mayo.
Jul 21, 2015 we also operate the quiet man museum and guided tours to the quiet man film locations, the organizers advise. The film helped create the rugged and romantic image of connemara and is largely credited with kickstarting the irish tourist industry, inspiring many who watched the quiet man. The opening scene of any movie is an important one and in the quiet man we see john wayne roll into. These are the spoilerfree filming locations of this highly recommended thriller. It is an exact replica of the white omorn cottage in the movie.
The quiet man is an unfunny mess of a film with a ridiculous ending. Written by bryan woods, scott beck and krasinski, the plot revolves around a father krasinski and a mother emily blunt who struggle to survive and raise their children in a postapocalyptic world inhabited by blind extraterrestrial creatures with an acute sense of hearing. This small town is adorable, and its easy to see why john ford picked it as his filming location back in 1951. Few movies can boast such a stunning range of locations as the quiet man, which was filmed largely in ireland, in picturesque rural galway and south county mayo. The scenes filmed on the soundstages are a little softer focus,but that is a minor criticism. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. It remains largely unchanged, from an aesthetic point of view, since filming in 1952 and as a result is a hugely popular tourist location.
Quiet man cottage museum is a novel concept which will give the visitor a total quiet man experience as if they were actually onset. It was set in the beautiful west of ireland with filming being centred in the. Private chauffeur driven tours of the quiet man film locations the quiet man tour are a real treat for quiet man fans. The quiet man museum cong 2020 all you need to know. A famous actress heads to a christmasobsessed town to film a movie, but finds love and the true meaning of christmas with a local inn keeper and single dad. Filming locations 12 production dates 1 filming locations. Nov 21, 2016 fabulous film with john wayne and maureen ohara. Enjoy a private screening of the quiet man in ashford castles premier cinema. Quiet man pub sold to film fan ireland information blog. The ireland we know today might have a long, closeknit, relationship with hollywood and film in general, with countless irish men and women making their names on the big screen, but in 1952 the 32 counties we know and love were alien and unknown to many audiences outside of our country.
Village cong, county mayo, ireland where the quiet man was filmed. John wayne portrayed exboxer sean thornton, fords thinly disguised. Few movies can boast such a stunning range of locations as the quiet man, which was filmed largely in. Quiet man cottage museum in cong, county mayo, ireland gives the visitor a total quiet. The grounds of the castle, as well as nearby cong, formed the backdrop for much of the action in the film. We also operate the quiet man museum and guided tours to the quiet man film locations, the organizers advise. Wanted some food but for some strange reason a lot of the pubs do not serve food throughout the day. With john wayne, maureen ohara, barry fitzgerald, ward bond. Posted by ra moon in a postapocalyptic world, some mysterious creatures are hunting a family of survivors, tracking them through sound. Hallmark movies you probably didnt know were actually. The quiet man usually tops the list of must see movies for st. Where in ireland was the film, the quiet man, made.
Looking forward to visiting the area and the museum. The bar is located in cong in county mayo, deep in the heart of connemara and is reported to have sold for close to the asking price of 300,000 euro. The quiet man begins with sean thornton leaving his home in america to return to his birthplace in ireland. If you want to find old filming landmarks you need some local guidance.
Shields made three with john wayne, and six with director john ford. Reminiscence of 1951 is almost a cottage industry amongst the cong townsfolk. Nowadays cong features quiet man tours, a museum that is a replica of whiteomornin cottage and even a quiet man fanclub who meet once a year in ashford castle. Oct 18, 20 october 18, 20 peeking from behind a tree, a maureen ohara pose ala the quiet man, next to the danaher house the quiet mans irelandday 2, or a day fit for a quiet man crazy i have read that the quiet man fans, the ones who visit cong to see where the movie.
The three films that shields and wayne had in common were all directed by ford. The quiet man 1952 was the last time that arthur shields appeared in the same film as his older brother, barry fitzgerald. May 23, 20 quiet man pub sold to film fan the irish country village pub made famous by the film the quiet man starring john wayne and maureen ohara has been sold to an english fan of the film. Superfans of the quiet man need to add this trip to their bucket list. Few movies can boast such a stunning range of locations as the quiet man. Some of the cong villagers have written accounts of the filming, many of which are still found in cong shops. For many years people have yearned for a restored print of this film. The village of cong, straddling counties mayo and galway in the west of ireland, is the most famous quiet man filming location as it represents the majority of the fictional inisfree in the film. Map of cong, ireland, the inisfree of the quiet man before a trip to ireland last month, i searched the internet in vain for a decent map of cong, the village where john ford filmed the quiet man, one of my favorite films.
The isle of innisfree words and music written by irish songwriter dick farrelly. The quiet man won the academy award for best director for john ford, his fourth, and for best cinematography. In my option the quiet man is one of the best films ever made, i am visiting ireland soon and will be staying in cong, i do hope the restoration of the cottage will take place, im sure the area needs all the help it can get from tourism. Behindthescenes look at the making of the quiet man. In 1951, the film director john ford came to the west of ireland to film the quiet man, starring john wayne and maureen ohara. Located by the river at circular road, cong, between actual locations used for the filming, the ground floor of the cottage has been designed as an exact replica of whiteomornin. Cong is also the village where ashford castle is located.
The quiet man is a romantic comedy and action flick combined. Many scenes were filmed in and around the village of cong. The quiet man, john ford ashford castle, mayo, ireland. The quiet man cottage museum, located by the river at circular road. Few movies can boast such a stunning range of locations as the quiet man, which was. Cast and crew credits for the quiet man, 1952, directed by john ford, with john wayne, maureen ohara, barry fitzgerald, at turner classic movies. Upon arriving he meets the colorful michaleen flynn barry fitzgerald and falls in love at first sight with a red haired irish beauty named mary kate danaher maureen ohara. The quiet man 1952 is director john fords epic romantic comedy a loving, sentimental, nostalgic tribute to his irish ancestry and homeland. We recommend booking quiet man bridge tours ahead of time to secure your spot. In a perfect example of how this film from the early 1950s still has the hearts of the irish people, the largerthanlife statue of the quiet man stars was unveiled in 20. Was the john wayne film the quiet man ever shown in black and. On january 22, 20 olive films released the quiet man on dvd and for the first time on bluray, as a 60th anniversary special edition. A retired american boxer returns to the village of his birth in ireland, where he falls for a spirited redhead whose brother is contemptuous of their union. The landscapes are nice but if i want that i can just watch discovery channel.
John fords classic 1952 romcom was filmed almost entirely in ireland and stars john wayne as a yank who returns to his ancestral irish village, falling for a fiery farm girl played by maureen ohara in the process. Celebrating john fords oscarwinning film the quiet man 1952, this guide offers the details of the movie s background, its stars, the shooting, the influences, and the many legends and stories surrounding it. Also starring is his wife emily blunt from edge of tomorrow and the incoming mary poppins returns. John waynes love of ireland was reaffirmed during his filming of the iconic film the quiet man when he and his family spent six weeks on location in cong, co mayo filming the timeless classic. A quiet place was filmed in a few towns of the state of new york, in herkimer, dutchess and ulster counties. The quiet man cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. The quiet man movie tours depart daily from the quiet man museum. Today, guests can explore key attractions including. Quiet man pub sold to film fan the irish country village pub made famous by the film the quiet man starring john wayne and maureen ohara has been sold to an english fan of the film. The quiet woman is a 1951 british crime film directed by john gilling and based on a story by ruth adam, about a criminals wife who attempts to build a new life after her husband goes to prison, only to be menaced by him when he escapes. The images have lovely colour and sharpness,and the sound is very clear. The quiet mans irelandday 2, or a day fit for a quiet man. Jul 27, 2012 in my option the quiet man is one of the best films ever made, i am visiting ireland soon and will be staying in cong, i do hope the restoration of the cottage will take place, im sure the area needs all the help it can get from tourism. When i visited cong back in the late 1990s i was accompanied by a couple of film producers interested in turning a screenplay i wrote about a family living in cong when the quiet man was being filmed into a movie that has still yet to get off the ground.