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About
An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.
Theatrical
Jul 2, 1949
Director
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Quotes
See all →Claiming Ownership and Individuality
Taglines
No Man Takes What's Mine!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Value of Individualism Over Altruism
Peter Keating
But it's a humanitarian project. Think of the people who live in slums. If you can give them decent housing, you can perform a noble deed. Would you do it just for their sake?
Howard Roark
No! A man who works for others without payment is a slave! I do not believe that slavery is noble. Not in any form, nor for any purpose, whatsoever!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →G
Gary Cooper
Howard Roark
P
Patricia Neal
Dominique Francon
R
Raymond Massey
Gail Wynand
K
Kent Smith
Peter Keating
R
Robert Douglas
Elsworth Toohey
H
Henry Hull
Henry Cameron
R
Ray Collins
Roger Enright
M
Moroni Olsen
Chairman
J
Jerome Cowan
Alvah Scarret
B
Bob Alden
Newsboy (uncredited)
J
John Alvin
Young Intellectual (uncredited)
M
Morris Ankrum
Prosecutor (uncredited)
L
Lois Austin
Female Party Guest (uncredited)
G
Griff Barnett
Judge (uncredited)
M
Monte Blue
Gas Station Executive (uncredited)
G
Gail Bonney
Woman (uncredited)
R
Ralph Brooks
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
G
Glen Cavender
Pedestrian Onlooker (uncredited)
D
Dorothy Christy
Society Woman (uncredited)
T
Tristram Coffin
Toohey's Secretary (uncredited)
