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New movie based on 'Quiet Man' shoot to be filmed in Ireland

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PATRICK COOPER,
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Published Saturday, February 20, 2010, 10:02 PM
Updated Saturday, February 20, 2010, 10:02 PM

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The cast of "The Quiet Man' with director John Ford


A new movie based on 'The Quiet Man' is to be filmed in Cong, the same village near Connemara where the original took place in 1952.
Former James Bond actor Roger Moore, Aidan Quinn and Geraldine Chaplin will star in the movie called 'Connemara Days,' which will chronicle the arrival of famed Hollywood director John Ford into the little Irish village.

Stacy Keach, star of 'Escape from LA,' will play Ford, who arrived in Cong in 1952 accompanied by John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. The movie, a romantic comedy, will focus on the impact that Ford and his crew had on the local scene.

Electricity had arrived in Cong just weeks before the crew arrived and unemployment was rampant throughout Ireland, but in Cong locals, were paid 30 shillings a week to work on the film - a fortune at the time.

Roger Moore is also executive producer of the movie, which will be directed by Kevin Connor who also directed Marco Polo and Black Beard.

The 'Connemara Days' plot concerns a young local girl, Heather O'Dea, who falls in love with one of Ford's assistant directors.

Roger Moore says he is delighted to be associated with the film.

"The Quiet Man was undoubtedly the best movie John Ford ever directed. It is also one of my all-time favorite films,” he told The Irish Times.

“The opportunity to revisit the time when Hollywood arrived in Ireland to shoot it was simply too delicious an opportunity to miss.”

Director Kevin Connor described the script, which is based on a novel by Steve Mayhew, as “excellent”.

“From the moment I first read the script, I loved it,” Connor said.  “Steve Mayhew has blended a terrific story of the reaction of a rural community to Hollywood’s biggest stars arriving, added to the looming electrification of the region, to produce a touching, funny and endearing screenplay in the mould of the great Ealing comedy classics.”

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ellca01 | Mar 01, 2010, 09:08 AM EST
Will they rebuild the cottage from the quiet man as it is gone now.
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Chesterb | Feb 23, 2010, 03:41 PM EST
Where will they ever find another Barry Fitzgerald? (-; Hopefully Ms. O'Hara will have a part in the movie, if only a cameo appearance.
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Chesterb | Feb 23, 2010, 02:56 PM EST
A very interesting concept. As a Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne fan, and member of an international message board honoring both at http://www.dukewayne.com , I think if it's done with good taste, it may well equal the original. One thing that I think would be a great service to QM fans would be to restore the White O' Morn cottage back to the original state of the first movie for the new one. Possibly it could then be turned into a museum at the conclusion of the filming of the movie. This would be a great monument to both movies and to Ireland in general. Roger Moore, can you hear me?
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irishkay | Feb 21, 2010, 07:08 PM EST
Making this movie is an awesome idea! Cant wait to see it! Maybe this will be the start of something wonderful....more Irish movies!!!!!
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Sectionhand | Feb 21, 2010, 09:00 AM EST
JTravis ... I read the short story over forty years ago . The setting is early 1920's .
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dianajo | Feb 19, 2010, 01:18 PM EST
I certainly hope they can pull this one off. The Quiet Man is and always has been one of my very favorite movies. I was 10 years old when this was made but it was a favorite of my Mother and Father's (both of Irish descent) also. I have the DVD and watch it often.
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kassieomasi1 | Feb 17, 2010, 09:07 PM EST
Well, since the original is my very favorite, I'll not comment until I see if the remake cuts the mustard.
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Irishlassred | Feb 17, 2010, 08:13 PM EST
As long as they pay due homage to the original - it'll be fine. You can't remake a masterpiece but this sounds like fun!
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JTravis | Feb 17, 2010, 07:09 PM EST
My wife and I always debate what year its supposed to be in the movie. There's the line about the IRA and the one about tractors being noisy, smelly things. Someday going to look up the short story the movie is based on.
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innishowen | Feb 17, 2010, 04:42 PM EST
Just a post script tomy last word. Cong is a small but most delightful place..I went to a session in a wee cottage there a couple of years back had a great time and the scenery whilst not the starkly stunning connemara I expected....none the less fantastic!
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innishowen | Feb 17, 2010, 04:35 PM EST
Who the hell can play a convincing John Wayne? I fear they may have to exhume his remains...He was "larger then life" so I figure there may be enough of him left to see it through.
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JBRAFTREE | Feb 17, 2010, 04:29 PM EST
Can't wait to see it. I hope Gerry Reynolds will be around to show "yanks" Cong.
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luckysusan | Feb 17, 2010, 04:11 PM EST
We will be looking for this one to come to "a theater near you"!
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Sectionhand | Feb 17, 2010, 04:06 PM EST
Who's going to play John Wayne ?
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windrider48 | Feb 17, 2010, 01:37 PM EST
That is the greatest photograph. How many Irish families have a family photo like that? My grandfather looked like Barry Fitzgerald. I've been to Cong a few times and it's simply wonderful. I recall, I think it was three years ago, Joe Duffy on RTE "Liveline" did a survey of the most popular Irish movies. "The Quiet Man" came out number one among the Irish voters.
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