Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life

2h 25m 1996

Brief Synopsis

Dramatic narrative feature documentary about writer Ayn Rand. Film incorporates a screen adaptation of her play "Ideal," and includes interviews, film clips and animated sequences illustrating her life and creative work.

Cast & Crew

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Michael Paxton

Director

Sharon Gless

Narrator

Stephanie Donnalley

Francis Guinan

Peter Van Norden

Mike Wallace

Himself

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Documentary
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
Strand Releasing
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 25m

Synopsis

Dramatic narrative feature documentary about writer Ayn Rand. Film incorporates a screen adaptation of her play "Ideal," and includes interviews, film clips and animated sequences illustrating her life and creative work.

Director

Michael Paxton

Director

Cast

Sharon Gless

Narrator

Stephanie Donnalley

Francis Guinan

Peter Van Norden

Mike Wallace

Himself

Mark Tymchyshyn

Janne Peters

Frank Lloyd Wright

Himself

Ayn Rand

Herself

Peter Sands

Phil Donahue

Himself

Tony Colitti

David Gautreaux

Crew

Richard Adkins

Other

David Alan-dittmar

Makeup

Tony Arnaud

Key Grip

Jessica Bender

Boom Operator

Deborah Bray

Choreographer

Jeff Britting

Associate Producer

Jeff Britting

Music Composer

Cathy Carr

Production Coordinator

Earl Christopher

Associate Editor

Phil Donahue

Other

Nelson Elwell

Dolly Grip

Kelly Etch

Hair

Kim Hix

Art Director

Michael Keller

Production Accountant

Kevin King

Costume Designer

Yona Levitt

Script Supervisor

Michael C Moore

Sound

Heather Norten

Assistant Camera Operator

Michael Paxton

Producer

Michael Paxton

Screenplay

Wally Perry

Assistant Director

Mikel Pippi

Other

Melvin Pukowsky

Gaffer

Ayn Rand

Other

Ayn Rand

Play As Source Material

Ellen Raphael

Line Producer

Andrew H Rawson

Other

Paul Reuter

Assistant Camera

Darryl Rue

Grip

Alik Sakharov

Director Of Photography

Alik Sakharov

Other

Lauren Schaffer

Editor

James Sorenson

Photography

Mike Spiewak

Assistant Art Director

Dawn Steinberg

Casting

Shari Stoker

Production Assistant

Mike Wallace

Other

Seth Walsh

Assistant Director

Cynthia Wells

Animator

Frank Lloyd Wright

Other

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Documentary
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
Strand Releasing
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 25m

Award Nominations

Best Documentary Feature

1997

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Winter February 13, 1998

Released in United States 1996

Released in United States January 1997

Released in United States March 1998

Released in United States April 1998

Shown at Slamdance International Film Festival (Special Screening) in Park City, Utah January 17-23, 1997.

Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 5-15, 1998.

Shown at USA Film Festival in Dallas April 16-23, 1998.

Some additional photography (primarly of still photographs) took place after the wrap of principal photography.

Began shooting December 2, 1994.

Completed shooting May 7, 1995.

Released in United States Winter February 13, 1998

Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 30 - September 2, 1996.)

Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Slamdance International Film Festival (Special Screening) in Park City, Utah January 17-23, 1997.)

Released in United States March 1998 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 5-15, 1998.)

Released in United States April 1998 (Shown at USA Film Festival in Dallas April 16-23, 1998.)

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