Almost since the initial publication of the novel, the most avid followers of Ayn Rand, who called themselves "students of Objectivism," have wished to see the novel adapted as a [[motion picture]]. The first of Ayn Rand's novels to be adapted for film was ''[[The Fountainhead]]''. Ayn Rand herself wrote the screenplay for that film, in which [[Gary Cooper]] portrayed the leading protagonist, Howard Roark. | Almost since the initial publication of the novel, the most avid followers of Ayn Rand, who called themselves "students of Objectivism," have wished to see the novel adapted as a [[motion picture]]. The first of Ayn Rand's novels to be adapted for film was ''[[The Fountainhead]]''. Ayn Rand herself wrote the screenplay for that film, in which [[Gary Cooper]] portrayed the leading protagonist, Howard Roark. |