Ideal (2004) (V)

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Director:

Michael Paxton

Writers:

Michael Paxton (adaptation)
Ayn Rand (play)

Release Date:

17 August 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A murder mystery set in 1934, "IDEAL is the story that exposes the obsessive mystique of celebrity and the heroic nature of those who have a passionate conviction for the beauty of life.

Plot:

Kay Gonda--the greatest movie star and celebrity of the 1930s--is accused of murder. On the run from the police...

Plot Keywords:

Ayn Rand | Based On Play

Cast

Sharon Gless	...	Narrator
Janne Peters	...	Kay Gonda
David Gautreaux	...	Inspector Gavin
Mark Tymchyshyn	...	Mick Watts
Peter Van Norden	...	George S. Perkins
Jon Chardiet	...	Chuck Fink
Michael Gill	...	Dwight Langley
Francis Guinan	...	Glaude Ignatius Hix
Peter Sands	...	Dietrich von Esterhazy
Tony Colitti	...	Johnnie Dawes
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Collins	...	Voice Over
Michael Keller	...	Man in Movie Stills
William Mark Mayes	...	Cop #1
Michael Spiewack	...	Cop #2

Runtime:

57 min | USA:53 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

AG Media Corporation Ltd.

Trivia:

"Ideal" was a play written by Ayn Rand ("The Fountainhead") in 1934 and never produced in her lifetime. It had its world premier in Hollywood in 1989 at the Melrose Theater and was directed by Michael Paxton, who eventually made the feature documentary about the author ("Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life") in 1997.