The Fountainhead (1949)

Name: The Fountainhead
Director: King Vidor
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1949
Duration: 112 min

"No Man Takes What's Mine!"

ThumbScore

👍 81%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.

Critics Score

🎬 83% (RT: 83%)

DramaRomance

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Director

King Vidor

Runtime

1h 52m

Country

United States of America

Language

English

TMDB Rating

6.8/10 (163 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

83%

Cast

Gary Cooper as Howard Roark · 83% avg

Patricia Neal as Dominique Francon · 79% avg

Raymond Massey as Gail Wynand · 83% avg

Kent Smith as Peter Keating

Robert Douglas as Elsworth Toohey

Henry Hull as Henry Cameron

Ray Collins as Roger Enright · 84% avg

Moroni Olsen as Chairman · 84% avg

Is The Fountainhead good?

Most people think so. 81% audience score, estimated from 163 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 83%.

Overview

An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards. Wikipedia ↗