The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man was a
1952 film starring
John Wayne,
Maureen O'Hara and
Victor McLaglen. Set in the west of
Ireland, it was based on a short story by Maurice Walsh, about an expatriate Irishman who comes home to claim a bride. The story bears many resemblances to
Shakespeare's
The Taming of the Shrew
For John Wayne, the film was something of a departure, as it did not require him to play a cowboy.
The village of Cong in County Mayo was the setting for the film, and many of the houses used during the shooting can still be seen.