Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1996)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 25min
- Documentary, Biography
- 13 Feb 1998 (USA)
- Movie
A documentary focusing on the life of novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand, the author of the bestselling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and originator of the Objectivist philosophy.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
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| Sharon Gless | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Michael S. Berliner | ... |
Self - Editor of Rand's Letters
(as Dr. Michael S. Berliner)
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| Harry Binswanger | ... |
Self - Professor and Friend
(as Dr. Harry Binswanger)
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Sylvia Bokor | ... |
Self - Artist
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Daniel E. Greene | ... |
Self - Artist
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Cynthia Peikoff | ... |
Self - Friend and Secretary
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Leonard Peikoff | ... |
Self - Intellectual Heir and Friend
(as Dr. Leonard Peikoff)
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Al Ramrus | ... |
Self - Writer and Producer
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John Ridpath | ... |
Self - Professor: York University
(as Dr. John Ridpath)
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| Mike Wallace | ... |
Self - CBS News Correspondent
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| Janne Peters | ... |
Kay Gonda
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| Peter Sands | ... |
Dietrich von Esterhazy
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| Buzz Aldrin | ... |
Self - Astronaut on Moon (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Neil Armstrong | ... |
Self - Astronaut on Moon (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Cecil B. DeMille | ... |
Self - Addresses Extras (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Phil Donahue | ... |
Self - Interviews Ayn Rand (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Grand Duke Nicholas | ... |
Self - Accompanies Tsar Nicholas (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Edith Head | ... |
Self - Pins Costume (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Nadezhda Krupskaya | ... |
Self - Behind Lenin (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Vladimir Lenin | ... |
Self - Addresses Crowd (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Adolphe Menjou | ... |
Self - Before HUAC (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Anastas Mikoyan | ... |
Self - Behind Stalin (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Marilyn Monroe | ... |
Self - Visits Korea (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Frank O'Connor | ... |
Self (walks with Ayn Rand) (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Ayn Rand | ... |
Self - Testifies Before HUAC (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Tom Snyder | ... |
Self - Interviews Ayn Rand (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Joseph Stalin | ... |
Self - Watches Parade (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Robert Taylor | ... |
Self - Before HUAC (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Lev Trotskiy | ... |
Self - Gives Speech (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Tsar Nicholas II | ... |
Self - Inspects Troops (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Kliment Voroshilov | ... |
Self (holds fur hat) (uncredited) (archiveFootage) (unconfirmed)
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| Frank Lloyd Wright | ... |
Self - Architect at Desert Home (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Michael Paxton | ||
Written by
| Michael Paxton | ... | () |
Produced by
| Jeff Britting | ... | associate producer |
| Michael Paxton | ... | producer |
| Ellen Raphael | ... | line producer |
Music by
| Jeff Britting | ||
Cinematography by
| Alik Sakharov | ||
Editing by
| Christopher Earl | ||
| Lauren A. Schaffer | ||
Editorial Department
| Steve Ansell | ... | editorial assistance |
| Craig Bassuk | ... | lab: Foto-Kem/Foto-Tronics |
| Beverly Brooks | ... | video to film transfers: Four Media Company |
| Marie Hélène Desbiens | ... | negative cutter: Magic Film & Video Works |
| Frank DiDomenico | ... | edge coding: Itech Film Services |
| Mark Fitzgerald | ... | editorial assistance |
| Joshua M. Gemma | ... | post production coordinator |
| Katherine Gregory | ... | telecine: Hart Video Services, Inc. (as Catherine Gregory) |
| Wayne Gucker | ... | telecine: Hart Video Services, Inc. |
| Natalie Hanin | ... | negative cutter: Magic Film & Video Works |
| Robert Jung | ... | video to film transfers: Four Media Company |
| Gary Lien | ... | telecine: Hart Video Services, Inc. |
| Joel Marshall | ... | editing equipment: Atomic Film |
| Rosa Matesanz | ... | negative cutter: Magic Film & Video Works |
| Brian Merken | ... | editorial assistance |
| Larry Michalski | ... | lab: Foto-Kem/Foto-Tronics |
| Hope Moskowitz | ... | editorial assistance |
| Max Shoupe | ... | video to film transfers: Four Media Company |
| Jennifer Small | ... | telecine: Hart Video Services, Inc. |
| Barbara Solorio | ... | negative cutter: Magic Film & Video Works |
| Monica Trautman | ... | video to film transfers: Four Media Company |
| Chuck Winston | ... | timer |
| Brian Merken | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
| Hope Moskowitz | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Michael Spiewack | ||
Set Decoration by
| Richard Honigman | ||
Costume Design by
| Kevin King | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Seth C. Walsh | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Gina Bradley | ... | mock-up: animation stand |
| Jim Hickey | ... | artwork: animation stand |
| Pixote Hunt | ... | artwork: animation stand (as Maurice Hunt) / mock-up: animation stand (as Maurice Hunt) |
| Michael Paxton | ... | mock-up: animation stand |
| Laura Stewart | ... | mock-up: animation stand |
| Richard Sullivan | ... | mock-up: animation stand (as Rick Sullivan) |
Sound Department
| Michelle Allen | ... | sound stages: Stable Film Studios, New York |
| Timothy J. Borquez | ... | post-production sound supervisor / re-recording mixer |
| Brad Brock | ... | narration recording |
| David Flower | ... | narration recording |
| Timothy J. Garrity | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Wayne Gordon | ... | sound optical: Four Media Company (as Wayne P. Gordon) |
| Greg LaPlante | ... | sound editor (as Greg La Plante) |
| Helen Miles | ... | sound stages: Carthay Studio, Hollywood |
| Michael C. Moore | ... | sound mixer (as Michael M. Moore) |
| Matt Thompson | ... | sound stages: Mansfield Studios, Hollywood |
| Les Wolf | ... | sound editor (as Leslie Wolf) |
Visual Effects by
| Keith Allan | ... | titles & opticals: Title House |
| Mark Allan | ... | titles & opticals: Title House |
| Melissa Elliott | ... | titles & opticals: Title House (as Melissa Limmer) |
| Dave Gregory | ... | titles & opticals: Title House |
| Michelle M. Taylor | ... | titles & opticals: Title House |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tom Feldman | ... | electric: Feldman Electric |
| Ed Gerkey | ... | cameras: Panavision |
| Jeffrey M. Hoffman | ... | director of photography: additional shooting |
| Melvin Pukowsky | ... | gaffer |
| Darryl Rue | ... | grip |
| Phillip Todd | ... | first assistant camera: New York |
Animation Department
| Esmeralda Acosta | ... | animation in-betweener |
| Joanne Coughlin | ... | animation in-betweener |
| Jeff Edwards | ... | animation in-betweener |
| Jim Farrell | ... | animation stand: Walt Disney Studios |
| Laura Murillo | ... | animation in-betweener |
| Mac Spada | ... | animation in-betweener (as Margaret Spada) |
| Cynthia Wells | ... | animation director |
Music Department
| Jeff Britting | ... | music editor / musician |
| Greg Haggard | ... | musician / orchestrator |
Additional Crew
| Michael S. Berliner | ... | research consultant (as Dr. Michael S. Berliner) |
| Larry Cate | ... | film stock: Eastman Kodak Company |
| Alex Panagakis | ... | publicist |
| Richard E. Ralston | ... | research consultant |
| Jason Valdemar | ... | production assistant |
| Mike Wallace | ... | clip source (as Mr. Mike Wallace) |
Thanks
| Cynthia Peikoff | ... | thanks |
| Leonard Peikoff | ... | thanks |
| Janne Peters | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Keystone Releasing (1998) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Fox Lorber
- Strand Releasing (1998) (United States)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Abbey Road Studios (POST PRODUCTION SOUND SERVICES)
- Archive Films (acknowledgement: STOCK FOOTAGE, STILL PHOTOS & ADDITIONAL SOURCES)
- Atomic Film Company (EDITING EQUIPMENT)
- Atomic Film (EDITING EQUIPMENT)
- Cable Films (courtesy of: METROPOLIS, SEIGFRIED)
- Carthay Studios (SOUND STAGES)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (DOLLIES)
- Cinesound Company (SOUND DAILIES)
- Cinesound (SOUND DAILIES)
- Duncan Scott Productions Inc. (courtesy of: Stills from WE THE LIVING)
- Duncan Scott Productions Inc. (courtesy of: WE THE LIVING)
- Fabulous Footage (acknowledgement: STOCK FOOTAGE, STILL PHOTOS & ADDITIONAL SOURCES)
- Film Bank (acknowledgement: STOCK FOOTAGE, STILL PHOTOS & ADDITIONAL SOURCES)
- Fish Films Footage World (acknowledgement: STOCK FOOTAGE, STILL PHOTOS & ADDITIONAL SOURCES)
- Fish Films (acknowledgement: STOCK FOOTAGE, STILL PHOTOS & ADDITIONAL SOURCES)
- Footage World (acknowledgement: STOCK FOOTAGE, STILL PHOTOS & ADDITIONAL SOURCES)
- Four Media Company (SOUND OPTICAL)
- Four Media Company (VIDEO TO FILM TRANSFERS)
- Gordon Films Inc. (courtesy of: KING OF KINGS)
- Gordon Films Inc. (courtesy of: Stills from KING OF KINGS)
- Hacienda Post (POST PRODUCTION SOUND SERVICES: absorbed rights)
- Hart Video (TELECINE)
- Hart Video Services (TELECINE)
- Horta Editorial & Sound (POST PRODUCTION SOUND SERVICES)
- MCA (courtesy of: Stills from LOVE LETTERS)
- Macmillan Publishers (courtesy of: Ayn Rand book covers)
- Magic Film Works (NEGATIVE CUTTER)
- Magic Film and Video Works (NEGATIVE CUTTER)
- Mansfield Studios (SOUND STAGES)
- Multimedia Entertainment (courtesy of: DONAHUE)
- NASA (courtesy of: APOLLO 11 footage)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (courtesy of: THE TOMORROW SHOW)
- Panavision (CAMERAS)
- Paramount Pictures (courtesy of: Stills from YOU CAME ALONG)
- Paramount Pictures (courtesy of: WINGS)
- Penguin Press (courtesy of: Ayn Rand book covers)
- Photofest (acknowledgement: STOCK FOOTAGE, STILL PHOTOS & ADDITIONAL SOURCES)
- Producer's Library Service (acknowledgement: STOCK FOOTAGE, STILL PHOTOS & ADDITIONAL SOURCES)
- Random House (courtesy of: Ayn Rand book covers)
- Sovfoto / Eastfoto (courtesy of: Still of STALIN AND MARCHERS)
- Stable Film Studios (SOUND STAGES)
- The Christian Science Monitor (courtesy of: Still of Stalin headline)
- The Stock House (acknowledgement: STOCK FOOTAGE, STILL PHOTOS & ADDITIONAL SOURCES)
- Title House (TITLES AND OPTICALS)
- Turner Entertainment (courtesy of: Production stills from THE FOUNTAINHEAD)
- Turner Entertainment (courtesy of: THE FOUNTAINHEAD, THREE ON A MATCH)
- U.S. Army Center of Military History (courtesy of: Painting of HITLER AT THE FRONT)
- Universal Pictures (courtesy of: Stills from LOVE LETTERS)
- University of Michigan (courtesy of: FOR THE NEW INTELLECUTAL: AN INTERVIEW WITH AYN RAND)
- University of Southern California (courtesy of: Stills of Ayn Rand & Lela Rogers)
- Video Tape Library (acknowledgement: STOCK FOOTAGE, STILL PHOTOS & ADDITIONAL SOURCES)
- Warner Bros. (courtesy of: Publicity stills from THE FOUNTAINHEAD)
- Warner Bros. (courtesy of: Publicity stills from THE FOUNTAINHEAD)
- Worldview Classics (courtesy of: MARK OF ZORRO, ORPHANS OF THE STORM)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Ayn Rand was born in 1905 in St. Petersberg, Russia. She escaped to America in 1926 amidst the rise of Soviet Communism. She remained in the United States for the rest of her life, where she became a much respected author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. The themes of freedom and individualism were to be her life's passion, and would win her a devoted following among readers. Her books continue to sell over 300,000 copies each year. Upon her arrival in America, Ayn Rand applied for a screenwriting position at the DeMille Studios in Hollywood. On that same day, a chance meeting with DeMille brought her to the set of The King of Kings where she was hired as an extra for the film. But, it wasn't until her 1936 Broadway success, Night of January 16th, that she first achieved fame as a writer. The play, a courtroom drama that was tried before a jury drawn from the audience each night, had two endings for each verdict. Although a success, it was Ayn's first struggle to keep the integrity of her script intact from those who did not share her vision.
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $189,083, 02 Oct 1998 |
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