The Fountainhead
No Man Takes What's Mine!
Directed by King Vidor
Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures
An ideologically driven drama about an architect's uncompromising pursuit of individual vision against social conformity and institutional pressure.
An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.
Essence
Ensemble
Gary Cooper
Howard Roark
Patricia Neal
Dominique Francon
Raymond Massey
Gail Wynand
Kent Smith
Peter Keating
Robert Douglas
Elsworth Toohey
Henry Hull
Henry Cameron
Ray Collins
Roger Enright
Moroni Olsen
Chairman
Jerome Cowan
Alvah Scarret
Bob Alden
Newsboy (uncredited)
John Alvin
Young Intellectual (uncredited)
Morris Ankrum
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Like The Fountainhead
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Fountainhead
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Fountainhead, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Fountainhead, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Fountainhead, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
