The Fountainhead
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Time Out says
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
Release details
UK release:
1949
Duration:
114 mins
Cast and crew
Cast:
Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Gary Cooper, Kent Smith, Ray Collins, Robert Douglas, Henry Hull
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