Railroad executive Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden form an alliance to fight the increasingly authoritarian government of the United States.Railroad executive Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden form an alliance to fight the increasingly authoritarian government of the United States.Railroad executive Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden form an alliance to fight the increasingly authoritarian government of the United States.
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- Dr. Potter
- (as Armin Shimmerman)
- Dr. Robert Stadler
- (as Navid Neghaban)
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Did you know
- TriviaIn the late 1970s, NBC had plans to bring the novel to television as one of the multi-part mini-series popular at the time. Ayn Rand wanted Farrah Fawcett to star, but the project never materialized.
- GoofsIn the beginning, showing a train at sunset, the train's cars switch from two-story to one-story, then back to two-story.
- Quotes
Ellis Wyatt: Who the hell are you?
John Galt: My name is John Galt. I live in a place we call Atlantis, and I think you'd fit in there. It's a place where heroes live; where those who *want* to be heroes live. The government we have there respects each of us as individuals and as producers. Actually, beyond a few courthouses there isn't much government at all. Bottom line, Mr Wyatt; if you're weary of a government that refuses to limit its power over you, if you're ready at this moment to claim the moral right to your own life, then we should leave, and I'll take you there. I'll take you to Atlantis.
- SoundtracksI Feel Young Thanks to You
Written by Steve Weisberg (Stove Proeber Music-BMI)
Performed by The Late Night Society Orchestra
Produced by Gary Gold and Steve Weisberg
The actors were excellent, especially the main characters. Bowler and Schilling nailed it.
Now, I'm a huge fan of the book, so I'm a bit biased towards the story, but I thought the movie was entertaining, paced well and held true to key aspects of dialogue and scenes. I think people will enjoy it even if they haven't read the book, and hope it inspires people to read the book.
From the sounds of it, Part 2 and 3 are a go and will be released Tax Day 2012 and 2013.
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- Also known as
- Atlas Shrugged: Part One
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Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,627,375
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,677,000
- Apr 17, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $4,627,375
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1