Patricia Neal as Dominique Francon

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Patricia Neal as Dominique Francon refers to the acclaimed American actress’s portrayal of Ayn Rand’s strong-willed, complex heroine in the 1949 film adaptation of The Fountainhead.

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instanceOf film role
portrayal of fictional character
actressFullName Patricia Neal NERFINISHED
actressNationality American
appearsIn The Fountainhead (1949 film) NERFINISHED
basedOnCharacterFrom The Fountainhead (novel) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkBy Ayn Rand NERFINISHED
characterAffiliation architecture world of New York City (fictional setting)
characterCreatedBy Ayn Rand NERFINISHED
characterDescribedAs complex heroine
strong-willed
characterFamilyRelation daughter of Guy Francon (in story)
characterName Dominique Francon NERFINISHED
coStarsWith Gary Cooper as Howard Roark NERFINISHED
Kent Smith as Peter Keating NERFINISHED
Raymond Massey as Gail Wynand NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReceptionAspect noted for chemistry with Gary Cooper
noted for intensity of performance
filmCinematographyBy Robert Burks NERFINISHED
filmDirectedBy King Vidor NERFINISHED
filmDistributedBy Warner Bros. NERFINISHED
filmEditedBy David Weisbart NERFINISHED
filmFormat black-and-white
filmProducedBy Henry Blanke NERFINISHED
filmStudio Warner Bros. NERFINISHED
filmWrittenBy Ayn Rand NERFINISHED
genreOfFilm drama film
romantic drama film
language English
medium feature film
narrativeFunction love interest of Howard Roark
narrativeTheme individualism vs collectivism
integrity and self-sacrifice
performedBy Patricia Neal NERFINISHED
portrays Dominique Francon NERFINISHED
productionCompanyCountry United States NERFINISHED
releaseDateOfFilm June 24, 1949
settingOfStory New York City (fictionalized) NERFINISHED
sourceMaterialGenre philosophical novel
sourceMaterialPublicationYear 1943
yearOfPerformance 1949

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The Fountainhead leadActressPlays Patricia Neal as Dominique Francon
subject surface form: The Fountainhead (1949 film)