---
title: 'The Fountainhead (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'King Vidor'
released: '1949-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fountainhead-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041386/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Fountainhead (1949)

1949 · 114 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Fountainhead is a 1949 American black-and-white drama film produced by Henry Blanke, directed by King Vidor, and starring Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Robert Douglas and Kent Smith. The film is based on the bestselling 1943 novel of the same name by Ayn Rand, who also wrote the adaptation. Although Rand's screenplay was used with minimal alterations, she later criticized the editing, production design and acting.

## Credits

- **Director:** [King Vidor](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-vidor)
- **Screenplay:** [Ayn Rand](https://cinepixo.com/people/ayn-rand)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Max Steiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-steiner)
- **Producer:** [Henry Blanke](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-blanke)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Burks](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-burks)
- **Editor:** [David Weisbart](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-weisbart)

## Cast

- [Paul Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-harvey)
- [Douglas Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-kennedy)
- [Kent Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/kent-smith)
- [Jerome Cowan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-cowan)
- [Frank Wilcox](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-wilcox)
- [John Alvin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alvin)
- [Tito Vuolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/tito-vuolo)
- [John Doucette](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-doucette)
- [Gary Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-cooper)
- [Raymond Massey](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-massey)
- [Monte Blue](https://cinepixo.com/people/monte-blue)
- [Ray Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-collins)
- [Thurston Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/thurston-hall)
- [Ann Doran](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-doran)
- [Glen Cavender](https://cinepixo.com/people/glen-cavender)

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