Atlas Shrugged: Part I

Based On the book by Ayn Rand

Atlas Shrugged: Part I (referred to onscreen as simply Atlas Shrugged) is a 2011 American science fiction political drama film serving as the first part in a trilogy adapting Ayn Rand's 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged. After various treatments and proposals floundered for nearly 40 years, investor John Aglialoro initiated production in June 2010. The film was directed by Paul Johansson, and stars Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Edi Gathegi, Graham Beckel, Jsu Garcia, Jon Polito, Michael Lerner, Rebecca Wisocky, and Neill Barry. The film begins the story of Atlas Shrugged, set in a dystopian United States where John Galt leads innovators, from industrialists to artists, in a capital strike, "stopping the motor of the world" to reassert the importance of the free use of one's mind and of laissez-faire capitalism.

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Release date:

2011

Director:

Paul Johansson

Cast:

Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Jsu Garcia, Michael Lerner, Paul Johansson

Genre:

Science Fiction, Drama, Action, Dystopian, Political thriller

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

2011 in adaptations