
Overview:
An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.Status: | Released (1952-07-21) |
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Awards: | Won 2 Oscars. 11 wins & 8 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $10,550,000 |
Screen: | Frank S. Nugent, Maurice Walsh, John Ford |
Productions: | Republic Pictures, Argosy Pictures |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English, Gaeilge |

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Casts
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- 13820: Barry Fitzgerald - Michaleen Oge Flynn
- 4303: Ward Bond - Father Peter Lonergan
- 12969: Mildred Natwick - The Widow Sarah Tillane
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Crews
- 30493: Lewis T. Rosso - Producer - Production
- 8500: John Ford - Producer - Production
- 22085: Winton C. Hoch - Director of Photography - Camera
- 8500: John Ford - Writer - Writing
- 30494: Jack Murray - Editor - Editing
- 30491: Frank S. Nugent - Screenplay - Writing
- 30492: Gordon B. Forbes - Producer - Production
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Reviews
Filipe Manuel Neto
Review text:
**One of those films that was very successful but is currently struggling to capture new audiences.** We are used to seeing John Wayne associated with Western films, yet here is the actor making a small and modest romantic film about a retired boxer with great physical presence wh ....
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I think what I enjoyed most about this gentle romantic drama is that John Ford allowed much more screen time to an ensemble of cast members who had all been instrumental in helping to establish John Wayne as the star he was. He's the former boxer "Thornton", returned to rural Ireland ....
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