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Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life is a 1996 American documentary film written, produced, and directed by Michael Paxton. Its focus is on novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand, the author of the bestselling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, who promoted her philosophy of Objectivism through her books, articles, speeches, and media appearances.
Original Release
02/13/1998
US Release
02/13/1998
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sharon Gless | Narrator |
| Michael S. Berliner | Self - Editor of Rand's Letters |
| Harry Binswanger | Self - Professor and Friend |
| Sylvia Bokor | Self - Artist |
| Daniel E. Greene | Self - Artist |
| Cynthia Peikoff | Self - Friend and Secretary |
| Leonard Peikoff | Self - Intellectual Heir and Friend |
| Al Ramrus | Self - Writer and Producer |
| John Ridpath | Self - Professor: York University |
| Mike Wallace | Self - CBS News Correspondent |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sharon Gless | Narrator |
| Michael S. Berliner | Self - Editor of Rand's Letters |
| Harry Binswanger | Self - Professor and Friend |
| Sylvia Bokor | Self - Artist |
| Daniel E. Greene | Self - Artist |
| Cynthia Peikoff | Self - Friend and Secretary |
| Leonard Peikoff | Self - Intellectual Heir and Friend |
| Al Ramrus | Self - Writer and Producer |
| John Ridpath | Self - Professor: York University |
| Mike Wallace | Self - CBS News Correspondent |
| Janne Peters | Kay Gonda |
| Peter Sands | Dietrich von Esterhazy |
| Buzz Aldrin | Self - Astronaut on Moon |
| Neil Armstrong | Self - Astronaut on Moon |
| Cecil B. DeMille | Self - Addresses Extras |
| Phil Donahue | Self - Interviews Ayn Rand |
| Grand Duke Nicholas | Self - Accompanies Tsar Nicholas |
| Edith Head | Self - Pins Costume |
| Nadezhda Krupskaya | Self - Behind Lenin |
| Vladimir Lenin | Self - Addresses Crowd |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Michael Paxton | Producer |
| Jeff Britting | Producer |
| Ellen Raphael | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1998 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Nominated |
