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Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011) Movie vs Book
Film · 2011 · Directed by Paul Johansson · Starring Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler
Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011) Movie: Cast and Details
A railroad executive struggles in an economy that is being weighed down by new rules.
Book vs Movie: How Close Is It?
Close to the bookIt covers roughly the first third of the novel and updates its setting.
Read or watch first?
Read the book for the full story and its philosophy. The film covers only part of it.
What the book gives you
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
It remains controversial and is read very differently by different readers.
Who will like it: Readers who want a long novel of ideas.