Directed by:
King VidorScreenplay:
Ayn RandCinematography:
Robert BurksComposer:
Max SteinerCast:
Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith, Robert Douglas, Henry Hull, Ray Collins, Jerome Cowan, Creighton Hale, Jonathan Hale, Ann Doran (more)Plots(1)
Based on the novel by philosopher Ayn Rand, this is the story of architect Howard Roark. An idealist, Roark believes he can balance his values with the needs of society. His mentor disagrees - encouraging him to compromise his integrity rather than suffer for his artistic goals. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Gary Cooper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/978/161978231_317dfa.png)
Gary Cooper
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Wings (1927)
![Patricia Neal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/387/164387842_01a4a8.jpg)
Patricia Neal
USA
Best movies:
Baxter! (1973)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) (TV movie)
![Raymond Massey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505188_e32e59.jpg)
Raymond Massey
Canada
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
East of Eden (1955)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
![Kent Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162594_a07500.jpg)
Kent Smith
USA
Best movies:
Strangers When We Meet (1960)
Sayonara (1957)
A Distant Trumpet (1964)
![Robert Douglas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/507/507427_f9825f.jpg)
Robert Douglas
UK
Best movies:
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Henry Hull](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/374/159374635_30431d.jpg)
Henry Hull
USA
Best movies:
Objective, Burma! (1945)
The Proud Rebel (1958)
The Chase (1966)
![Ray Collins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/049/262/49262654_a525d4.jpg)
Ray Collins
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Heiress (1949)
![Jerome Cowan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354656_ba5b5b.jpg)
Jerome Cowan
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Bernadette (1943)
Shall We Dance? (1937)
![Creighton Hale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272353_490761.jpg)
Creighton Hale
Ireland
Best movies:
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Casablanca (1942)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Jonathan Hale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505223_080fdd.jpg)
Jonathan Hale
Canada
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
![Ann Doran](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505278_4186c0.jpg)
Ann Doran
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Holiday (1938)
![Monte Blue](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421420_17c187.jpg)
Monte Blue
USA
Best movies:
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
![John Doucette](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/779/158779805_ca9ab7.gif)
John Doucette
USA
Best movies:
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Cleopatra (1963)
Julius Caesar (1953)
![Jack Mower](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/332/160332802_ec610a.jpg)
Jack Mower
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Russell Hicks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000093_e450a1.jpg)
Russell Hicks
USA
Best movies:
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Scarlet Street (1945)
The Little Foxes (1941)
![Frank Wilcox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000142_001f18.jpg)
Frank Wilcox
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
![Paul Harvey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000157_558b5a.jpg)
Paul Harvey
USA
Best movies:
Sabrina (1954)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Spellbound (1945)
![Dorothy Christy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000315_cfe838.jpg)
Dorothy Christy
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Love Is News (1937)
Laura (1944)
![Leo White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276205_b052c0.jpg)
Leo White
German Empire
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Casablanca (1942)
The Invisible Man (1933)
![Philo McCullough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/228/159228285_5b57ea.jpg)
Philo McCullough
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Love Crazy (1941)