La fonte meravigliosa (1949) in streaming su altadefinizione L'architetto individualista e idealista Howard Roark viene espulso dal college perché i suoi progetti non si adattano al pensiero architettonico esistente. Sembra disoccupato, ma alla fine ottiene un lavoro con Henry Cameron, che la pensa allo stesso modo, tuttavia nel giro di pochi anni Cameron si beve a morte, avvertendo Roark che lo stesso destino lo attende a meno che non comprometta i suoi ideali. Roark è determinato a mantenere la sua integrità artistica a tutti i costi.
Il film è basato sull'omonimo romanzo bestseller del 1943 di Ayn Rand, che ha anche scritto l'adattamento della sceneggiatura. Sebbene la sceneggiatura di Rand sia stata utilizzata con modifiche minime, in seguito ha criticato il montaggio, la scenografia e la recitazione.
Cast
Gary CooperHoward Roark
Patricia NealDominique Francon
Raymond MasseyGail Wynand
Kent SmithPeter Keating
Robert DouglasElsworth Toohey
Henry HullHenry Cameron
Ray CollinsRoger Enright
Moroni OlsenChairman
Jerome CowanAlvah Scarret
Bob AldenNewsboy (uncredited)
John AlvinYoung Intellectual (uncredited)
Morris AnkrumProsecutor (uncredited)
Lois AustinFemale Party Guest (uncredited)
Griff BarnettJudge (uncredited)
Monte BlueGas Station Executive (uncredited)
Gail BonneyWoman (uncredited)
Ralph BrooksCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Glen CavenderPedestrian Onlooker (uncredited)
Dorothy ChristySociety Woman (uncredited)
Tris CoffinToohey's Secretary (uncredited)
Tom ColemanCourt Clerk (uncredited)
G. Pat CollinsJury Foreman (uncredited)
James ConatyParty Guest (uncredited)
Bill DagwellBanner Shipping Clerk (uncredited)
Ann DoranWynand's Secretary (uncredited)
Lester DorrMinor Role (uncredited)
John DoucetteGus Webb (uncredited)
Jay EatonParty Guest (uncredited)
Estelle EtterreWoman at Enright party (uncredited)
Charles EvansBanner Board Member (uncredited)
Raoul FreemanJuror (uncredited)
Roy GordonVice-President (uncredited)
William HaadeWorker (uncredited)
Creighton HaleCourt Clerk (uncredited)
Jonathan HaleGuy Francon (uncredited)
Thurston HallBusinessman at Party (uncredited)
Sam HarrisBoard Member / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Paul HarveyOpera Businessman (uncredited)
Henry HebertJuror (uncredited)
Russell HicksBanner Board Member (uncredited)
Bert HowardBoard Member (uncredited)
Selmer JacksonCortlandt Official (uncredited)
Fred KelseyOld Watchman (uncredited)
Douglas KennedyReporter (uncredited)
Raymond LargayDirector (uncredited)
Philo McCulloughBailiff (uncredited)
Harold MillerParty Guest (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' MorganJury Member (uncredited)
Jack MowerConstruction Foreman (uncredited)
Paul NewlanPoliceman (uncredited)
Albert PetitBoard Member (uncredited)
Lee PhelpsJuror (uncredited)
Bob ReevesJuror (uncredited)
Almira SessionsDominique's Housekeeper at Quarry (uncredited)
