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  • Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1996)
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    145 min | Documentary, Biography
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1996)
Not Rated
145 min | Documentary, Biography

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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Feb 13, 1998 (United States)

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32 cast members
Name Known for
Sharon Gless
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Michael S. Berliner
Self - Editor of Rand's Letters (as Dr. Michael S. Berliner) Self - Editor of Rand's Letters (as Dr. Michael S. Berliner)   See fewer
Harry Binswanger
Self - Professor and Friend (as Dr. Harry Binswanger) Self - Professor and Friend (as Dr. Harry Binswanger)   See fewer
Sylvia Bokor
Self - Artist Self - Artist   See fewer
Daniel E. Greene
Self - Artist Self - Artist   See fewer
Cynthia Peikoff
Self - Friend and Secretary Self - Friend and Secretary   See fewer
Leonard Peikoff
Self - Intellectual Heir and Friend (as Dr. Leonard Peikoff) Self - Intellectual Heir and Friend (as Dr. Leonard Peikoff)   See fewer
Al Ramrus
Self - Writer and Producer Self - Writer and Producer   See fewer
John Ridpath
Self - Professor: York University (as Dr. John Ridpath) Self - Professor: York University (as Dr. John Ridpath)   See fewer
Mike Wallace
Self - CBS News Correspondent Self - CBS News Correspondent   See fewer
Janne Peters
Kay Gonda Kay Gonda   See fewer
Peter Sands
Dietrich von Esterhazy Dietrich von Esterhazy   See fewer
Buzz Aldrin
Self - Astronaut on Moon (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Astronaut on Moon (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Neil Armstrong
Self - Astronaut on Moon (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Astronaut on Moon (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Cecil B. DeMille
Self - Addresses Extras (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Addresses Extras (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Phil Donahue
Self - Interviews Ayn Rand (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Interviews Ayn Rand (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Grand Duke Nicholas
Self - Accompanies Tsar Nicholas (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Accompanies Tsar Nicholas (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Edith Head
Self - Pins Costume (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Pins Costume (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Nadezhda Krupskaya
Self - Behind Lenin (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Behind Lenin (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Vladimir Lenin
Self - Addresses Crowd (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Addresses Crowd (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Adolphe Menjou
Self - Before HUAC (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Before HUAC (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Anastas Mikoyan
Self - Behind Stalin (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Behind Stalin (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Marilyn Monroe
Self - Visits Korea (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Visits Korea (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank O'Connor
Self (walks with Ayn Rand) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (walks with Ayn Rand) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Ayn Rand
Self - Testifies Before HUAC (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Testifies Before HUAC (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Snyder
Self - Interviews Ayn Rand (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Interviews Ayn Rand (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph Stalin
Self - Watches Parade (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Watches Parade (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Taylor
Self - Before HUAC (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Before HUAC (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Lev Trotskiy
Self - Gives Speech (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Gives Speech (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Tsar Nicholas II
Self - Inspects Troops (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Inspects Troops (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Kliment Voroshilov
Self (holds fur hat) (unconfirmed) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (holds fur hat) (unconfirmed) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Lloyd Wright
Self - Architect at Desert Home (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Architect at Desert Home (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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