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Cactus Classic Cinema: "The Quiet Man” (1952) Un-Rated - John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara - 2:20 pm Matinee

  • Cactus Theater 1812 Buddy Holly Ave Lubbock, TX, 79401 (map)

Enjoy this classic film set in Ireland to celebrate the month of March!

The Quiet Man is a 1952 American romantic comedy-drama film directed and produced by John Ford, and starring John WayneMaureen O'HaraVictor McLaglenBarry Fitzgerald, and Ward Bond. The screenplay by Frank S. Nugent was based on a 1933 Saturday Evening Post short story of the same name by Irish author Maurice Walsh, later published as part of a collection titled The Green Rushes. The film features Winton Hoch's lush photography of the Irish countryside and a long, climactic, semi-comic fist fight.

The film was an official selection of the 1952 Venice Film Festival. John Ford won the Academy Award for Best Director, his fourth, and Winton Hoch won for Best Cinematography. In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Un-rated

Matinee screening at 2:20 pm - preceded by approx 20 mins of shorts.
Running time: 2 hours, 9 minutes
General admission
seating....$7 (or included with Season Pass)