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Bookmark this pageThe Fountainhead (1949)
Director: King Vidor
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From Time Out Film Guide
The most bizarre movie in both Vidor's and Cooper's filmographies, this adaptation of Ayn Rand's first novel mutes Ms Rand's neo-Nietzschean philosophy of 'Objectivism' but lays on the expressionist symbolism with a 'free enterprise' trowel. Cooper plays the up-and-coming architect with unorthodox ideas who dynamites a building that doesn't conform with his plans, marries wealthy heiress Neal, and winds up building the world's tallest tombstone as a memorial to a friend who committed suicide. As berserk as it sounds, although handsomely shot by Robert Burks and directed with enthusiasm.Author: TR
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- Posted on Oct 08 2009 00:05 Research could be better; Ayn Rand wrote Anthem and We the Living before she wrote The Fountainhead.
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Cast & crew
Director: King Vidor
Producer: Henry Blanke
Cast: Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith, Robert Douglas, Henry Hull, Ray Collins full cast
Duration: 114 mins
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