While Books has a reputation as a violent man, all he wants is to settle down in a small town to live out his remaining days in peace. The movie follows one day after another as Books grows closer ...

This commitment to realism has earned The Quiet Man the only Rotten Tomatoes score above 80%for any Wayne-O’Hara collaboration, as well as Ford’s fourth Oscar for Best Director.

When it comes to films set in Ireland, even all these decades later, The Quiet Man is still the most notable of the bunch. Also, arguably, the most successful. Director John Ford won Best Director ...