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Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1997)

Name: Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1997
Duration: 145 min

Directed by Michael Paxton · 2 h 25 min

Year: 1997
Running time: 2 h 25 min
Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Ayn Rand, the film’s subject — not a still from the film. Photo: Photo portrait credited to "Talbot" (though not on original dust jacket). Published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company ., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

About the film

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.

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Title	Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life
Year	1997
Directed by	Michael Paxton
Runs	2 h 25 min
IMDb	tt0118662
Wikidata	Q4831496

Source: Wikidata (CC0), read Fri Oct 16.

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