Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Railroad executive Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden form an alliance to fight the increasingly authoritarian government of the United States.
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Released
- 2011
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2011
Storyline
Railroad executive Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden form an alliance to fight the increasingly authoritarian government of the United States.
Top credits
Taylor Schilling — Dagny Taggart
Grant Bowler — Henry 'Hank' Rearden
Matthew Marsden — James Taggart
Edi Gathegi — Eddie Willers
Did you know
• In 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.
• According to Variety, The Godfather (1972) producer Albert S. Ruddy spent years trying to bring the novel to the big screen, attracting the interest of Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway along the way.
• The entire cast was replaced for the sequel Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike (2012).
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $4,627,375
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $1,677,000 (2011-04-17)
User reviews
Atlas Shrugged
An "Objective" Review from an Ayn Rand Fan
I was pleasantly surprised.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
