The Fountainhead

1949 · 112 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 11,275 VOTES · DIR. King Vidor

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Overview

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

Dialogue Timeline — 1,646 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:04 Do you want to stand alone against the whole world?
00:05:29 Skyscrapers, the greatest structural invention of man.
00:09:44 I don't know.
00:13:28 Quite.
00:18:04 How did you come in?
00:21:47 You were supposed to do that several minutes ago.
00:29:46 Yes.
00:37:39 Now, what else is there to be against?
00:41:08 While so many are in need of shelter...
00:46:00 ...Howard Roark? - Yes, Miss Francon.
00:50:16 We'll take a house in some small town, I'll keep it for you.
00:57:28 This is probably something very big.
01:01:36 If I have, I feel as if I've been forgiven tonight.
01:05:45 - What? - That we are alike, you and I.
01:09:26 I'm only an unofficial adviser to them.
01:13:11 That's the payment I demand for my work.
01:16:55 The Wynand building by Howard Roark.
01:20:41 I'm going to leave Gail.
01:26:19 They don't know that you'd risk your life for him.
01:30:00 That's what they mean, your noble ideals.
01:35:07 Jackson quit, but we can do without him.
01:40:13 ...with his integrity as his only banner.
01:44:09 No matter who makes the claim.
02:00:00 when they were built for the first time.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,646
Dialogue density14.7 lines / min
First line00:01:04
Final line02:00:00

Production Record

DirectorKing Vidor
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes11,275