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Ayn Rand [1905-82] was one of the most important philosophers of the XXth Century.
Her philosophy of Objectivism thrives in America, especially around college campuses,
and her books sell 300,000 copies each year.

Ayn Rand Pages at
Maison d'Ętre Philosophy Bookstore

Ayn Rand credits at Internet Movie Database

"The Fountainhead" [Warner Bros. 1949]

Directed by King Vidor [1894-1982]; script by Ayn Rand based on her 1943 novel; starring Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal & Raymond Massey Warner b&w DVD [11/2006] for $17.49 Warner b&w VHS [1/90] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb

Novel by Ayn Rand [1943] Signet pb [8/96] for $8.99 Plume 60th Anniv hardcover [12/2002] for $27.97 Blackstone UNABR audio CD [6/2003] for $44.95

Other Films By/About Ayn Rand

"Night of January 16th"
Paramount feature film released Nov 1941; script by Delmer Daves & Robert Pirosh & Ayn Rand,
adapted from her play; directed by William Clemens, starring Robert Preston & Ellen Drew
b&w video not available; full credits from IMDb
"Broadway Television Theatre" broadcast of 14 July 1952
video/kinescope not available; credits from IMDb
"Lux Video Theatre" broadcast of 10 May 1956
video/kinescope not available; credits from IMDb

"Noi Vivi" [Italian feature film 1942]
Restored/subtitled version released 1986

	Based on "We The Living"; screenplay by Oreste Biancoli & Anton Giulio Majano, directed by Goffredo Alessandrini; starring Alida Valli & Rossano Brazzi b&w VHS [5/94] 2 tapes for $69.95 credits from IMDb: 1942 version  |  1986 version
	Novel by Ayn Rand [1936] N.A.L. pb [1/96] for $7.99

"You Came Along" [Paramount July 4 1945]
Screenplay by Ayn Rand & Robert Smith; directed by John Farrow
Starring Robert Cummings & Lizabeth Scott
video not available; full credits from IMDb

"Love Letters"

Paramount feature film released August 1945; screenplay by Ayn Rand, adapted from Chris Massie's book 'Pity My Simplicity'; directed by William Dieterle, starring Joseph Cotten & Jennifer Jones Universal b&w VHS [2/98] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb "Lux Video Theatre" broadcast of 20 January 1955 video/kinescope not available; credits from IMDb

"Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life"
[documentary Feb 1998]

Written & directed by Michael Paxton; Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature Strand Releasing widescreen color 'Director's Vision' DVD [8/2004] 2 disks for $29.99 second disk includes film of the play "Ideal" and other extras Image Ent letterbox color DVD [10/99] out of stock/used Strand color VHS [3/2000] out of stock/used full credits at IMDb | official website Gibbs Smith 11x8˝ companion book [7/98] for $26.21

"The Passion of Ayn Rand"
[Showtime tv movie May 1999]

	Directed by Christopher Menaul; starring Helen Mirren, Eric Stoltz, Julie Delpy, Peter Fonda Showtime color DVD [4/2002] for $17.99 Showtime color VHS [4/2002] for $9.48 full credits from IMDb
	book by Barbara Branden [1987] Doubleday 9x6 pb [9/87] for $13.56 David P. Hayes's rebuttal to the book

"The Husband I Bought"
tentative feature film for 2001; based on Ayn Rand's first short story
in English, not published until 1984; to be directed by Stephan Elliott
listing removed from IMDb

"Ideal" [2004 video release]
Ayn Rand's play 'Ideal' was written in 1934 and not produced until 1989,
at the Melrose Theater in Hollywood, under the direction of Michael Paxton
credits at IMDb; available as an extra on the "Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life" 2-disk DVD

"Atlas Shrugged"

planned tv mini-series from Baldwin Ent. Group & LionsGate Films, to be broadcast in 2008; script by James V. Hart; as-of August 2006, Angelina Jolie is signed to portray Dagny Taggart producer's official movie site latest credits at IMDb Signet pb [8/96] for $7.19

Ayn  Rand  Video  Interviews  from  
Laissez Faire Books closed in 2007, these videos are no longer available

	LEFT: Ayn Rand Speaks for Herself [interviewed by James Day] 30 minute video = discontinued RIGHT: Mike Wallace Interviews Ayn Rand [2/59] 30 minute video = discontinued; credits at IMDb
	LEFT: Tom Snyder Interviews Ayn Rand [1973] 28 minute video = discontinued Phil Donahue Interviews Ayn Rand video = discontinued

Ayn Rand Pages at Maison d'Ętre Philosophy Bookstore
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