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John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

In ‘Dreaming the Quiet Man,' Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovicz, Jim Sheridan, William Dowling, and Joe McBride discuss Ford. The film's creation is documented through mesmerizing vintage photos. The film is set in Connemara, Ford's parents' birthplace on Ireland's west coast. When Ford returned to Ireland in 1922 to visit his relatives the Thorntons, the famed Black and Tans set fire to their house. Ford paid money to the IRA while investigating sites for a movie. To learn more about Ford's life and career as a director, go here. The young man did well, but Ireland was never far from his thoughts.

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