Quiet Man

**JS Sanders** · 13th February 08, 06:00 PM

I read that this was one of the Duke's favorite films too.

Impetuous! Homeric!!

Slainte yall,
steve

**beloitpiper** · 13th February 08, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by Coemgen

You know, I really liked The Quite Man. Beautiful scenery. Oh, and one of the few feature films that has Gaelic prominently spoken in it!

Prominently? There's only one scene with Irish. The Wind That Shakes the Barley, on the other hand, is amazing. Irish plays an important part at the beginning of the film. Also, if you haven't seen it, check out this short film:
Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom (My Name Is Yu Ming)
part 1

part 2

**Coemgen** · 13th February 08, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by BoldHighlander

I've always said the Quiet Man is my all time favorite film

Coemgen, have you ever seen the Secret of Roan Inish?
Another of our family's favorites, filmed in the northwest of Ireland & features some Gaelic in it as well.
It's based on the novel The Secret of Ron Mor Skerry, by Rosalie K. Fry.

I saw it a long time ago when I was a wee boy.

Originally Posted by beloitpiper

Prominently? There's only one scene with Irish.

That's a lot more prominent than just about every other film I've ever seen. But then, I've seen but a smattering of films, in proportion to the number out there, so I could very well be mistaken.

**BoldHighlander** · 13th February 08, 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by beloitpiper

PromiAlso, if you haven't seen it, check out this short film: Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom (My Name Is Yu Ming)

Ha!ha! The bartender not knowing the old gent' speaks "Chinese" is great!

**jordanjm** · 13th February 08, 07:59 PM

Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom (My Name Is Yu Ming) that was fun, but it was kind of sad the people did not recognize their own language.

**beloitpiper** · 13th February 08, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by jordanjm

Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom (My Name Is Yu Ming) that was fun, but it was kind of sad the people did not recognize their own language.

Sad truth, especially in Dublin. Thankfully I lived in Galway where there were at least some people to talk to in the Irish.

**Une** · 14th February 08, 06:25 AM

One of my favorite films, wish they would show it again on TV, what am l talking about l have it on DVD.

**Nick the DSM** · 15th February 08, 01:23 PM

ive seen it and i thought it was pretty good, especially since the Duke is in there.

**djweso** · 17th February 08, 05:48 AM

Originally Posted by beloitpiper

Prominently? There's only one scene with Irish. The Wind That Shakes the Barley, on the other hand, is amazing. Irish plays an important part at the beginning of the film. Also, if you haven't seen it, check out this short film:

That was great thanks!

I definitely will have get my hands on The Quiet Man.

**Irish in Tacoma** · 17th February 08, 09:35 PM

I'm a big fan of the movie. I've been watching The Quiet Man since I was a kid, and had a chance to visit the town of Inishfree (Cong, Ireland) back in 1992. However, it is only recently that I discovered something I hadn't seen before:

Sean Thornton's Saddle

In the horse racing scene, John Wayne is clearly riding a US Army McClellan Cavalry saddle. All the other riders are in English saddles. Which got me thinking:

Was it Sean Thornton, the character, who brought this saddle with his other stuff from America, or was it John Wayne, the actor, who just preferred to ride a McClellan over an English saddle?

Anyone got the inside scoop, or care to venture a guess? My bet goes to Duke riding in the saddle he was used to.....