Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.