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The Fountainhead

1949 · 112 min

A talky, intense melodrama about artistic integrity, with grand speeches and stormy romance, demanding patience but rewarding with conviction.

Directed by
King Vidor
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey
Tagline
No Man Takes What's Mine!
Overview
An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.

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Directed by
King Vidor
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • ambition
  • corruption
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
King Vidor
Written by
Ayn Rand
Starring
Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith, Robert Douglas, Henry Hull, Ray Collins, Moroni Olsen
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
Robert Burks
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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