The Fountainhead
Directed by King Vidor 114 mins (1949)
Gary Cooper - Howard Roark
An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.
Also starring Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith, Robert Douglas and Henry Hull.
Drama based on the best-selling novel by Ayn Rand, published in 1943. Director King Vidor wanted Humphrey Bogart for the lead role but author Ayn Rand insisted on Gary Cooper. The courtroom speech by Gary Cooper was the longest in film history up until that time.
Tagline - No Man Takes What's Mine!