Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Dagny Taggart, a brilliant railroad executive, fights to keep her company running as the world collapses under the weight of its own contradictions, in this bold adaptation of Ayn Rand’s philosophical epic.
“Who is John Galt?”
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Dagny Taggart, a railroad executive, strives to sustain her company while society deteriorates around her; the narrative is adapted from Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel.
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Edited by Jim FlynnShot by Ross BerrymanScored by Elia CmiralDesigned by John Mott
Box Office
2011 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.2× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$4.6M
Opening week (7-day): $2.2M
Peak 299 theaters
Also known as
- Atlas wirft die Welt abde
- Die Atlas Trilogie - Wer ist John Galt?de
- Atlas Shruggeden
- Atlas Shrugged: Part 1en
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Cast & Crew
63 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Taylor Schilling
as Dagny Taggart
Grant Bowler
as Henry 'Hank' Rearden
Matthew Marsden
as James Taggart
Edi Gathegi
as Eddie Willers
Jsu Garcia
as Francisco D'Anconia
Graham Beckel
as Ellis Wyatt
Jon Polito
as Orren Boyle
Patrick Fischler
as Paul Larkin
Rebecca Wisocky
as Lillian Rearden
Michael Lerner
as Wesley Mouch
Michael Lerner Nm0503627
as Wesley Mouch
Neill Barry
as Philip Rearden
Supporting cast
40Christina Pickles
as Mother Rearden
Joel Mckinnon Miller
as Herbert Mowen
Armin Shimerman
as Dr. Potter
David Doty
as Mayor Bascom
Rob Brownstein
as Eugene Lawson
Geoff Pierson
as Michael "Midas" Mulligan
Paul Johansson
as John Galt
Stephen Chester Prince
as Engineer
Navid Negahban
as Dr. Robert Stadler
Craig Tsuyumine
as Reporter #1
Annabelle Gurwitch
as Reporter #2
Jan Morris
as Denise Greco
Ethan Cohn
as Owen Kellogg
Christopher Mur
as Marco Ramirez
Jack Milo
as Richard McNamara
Matt O Toole
as Brenden Brady
David Goryl
as Jay Knight
Nikki Klecha
as Gwen Ives
Daisy Mccrackin
as Clerk
Sylva Kelegian
as Ivy Starnes
June Squibb
as Mrs. Hastings
Michael O Keefe
as Hugh Akston
Mercedes Connor
as Cherryl Brooks
Josephine Rene
as Waitress
Olivia Presely
as Waitress
Clay Bunker
as NNT Reporter
January Welsh
as Reporter
Latasha Muhammad
as Reporter
Frank Cassavetes
as Diner Bum
Maia Tarin
as Joy
Derric Nugent
as Fire Chief
Jeff Cockey
as Bartender
Travis Seaborn
as Bartender
Marissa Welsh
as Ballroom Dancer
Ron Provencal
as Ballroom Dancer
Christopher Karl Johnson
as Senator at Press Conference
Katherine M O Connor
as Senator at Press Conference
Kim Swennen
as Newscaster 1
Mel Fair
as Newscaster 2
Mandy June Turpin
as Newscaster 3
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