Yönetmen : King Vidor Oyuncular : Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Ray Collins, Moroni Olsen, Raymond Massey Senaryo : Ayn Rand Yapımcı : Henry Blanke

Individualistic and idealistic architect Howard Roark is expelled from college because his designs fail to fit with existing architectural thinking. He seems unemployable but finally lands a job with like-minded Henry Cameron, however within a few years Cameron drinks himself to death, warning Roark that the same fate awaits unless he compromises his ideals. Roark is determined to retain his artistic integrity at all costs.