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Barry Fitzgerald, John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, Ward Bond
Irish-American boxer Sean Thornton, recovering from the trauma of having accidentally killed a man in the ring, arrives in the Irish village where he was born. He falls in love with Mary Kate Danaher,...( read more
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John Ford poured his heart into this one and it shows. They just don't make films like this anymore. Hard drinkin', hard fightin' & hard lovin' on the Emerald Isle. God bless Ireland!
*Note: Has anyone ever counted how many cigarette butts John Wayne [dramatically] t...( read more)
argh, fucking stereotypical Irish behavior and fucking incomprehensible Irish accent. "Sir, her's a good stick to beat ter loverly lady." John Wayne throwing another rock/match/cigarette/Maureen O'Hara to the ground.
this film was very good, but at the same time it was a bit up and down for me. i have a fascination with ireland as the home of my ancestors, and this is one of john waynes few great performances, but at the same time i hard a hard time not being exceptionally bored at moments. ...( read more)
a classic. period. john ford opens wide the doors for irish tourism with this sentimental visit to a place that never was. maybe the duke's best (oh, waitaminnut, i forgot..."the searchers")...but this one will make you smile. maureen o'hara really just about steals the movie (....( read more)
An absolute cracker! Even though they're in the 'Oirish Brigadoon' the film is still brilliant............with a cracking fist fight at the end.
