Original sentence: Ayn Rand wrote the entire speech that Howard Roark gives at the end of the film, and demanded that it be read exactly as she wrote it.Rand won out, and Vidor filmed the entire speech.The 1949 film is based on the book and stars Gary Cooper as Howard Roark, Patricia Neal as Dominique Francon, Raymond Massey as Gail Wynand, and Kent Smith as Peter Keating.The director, King Vidor, initially agreed, but when shooting commenced on the scene, Vidor decided to tighten it up a bit.The film was directed by King Vidor, with the screenplay written by Ayn Rand.The scene goes on for nearly six minutes, one of the longest speeches ever in a feature film.Upon hearing this, Rand called the head of the studio demanding that the whole speech be filmed
Edited sentence: Director Vidor initially agreed, but in filming it, he decided it was wordy and edited it;  Rand went over his head, called his boss, a won; the speech scene is a long six minutes of film time.Rand demanded that the speech Roark gives in his trial be she wrote it.The director was King Vidor and the screenplay by Ayn Rand.The film version features Gary Cooper (Howard Roark), Patricia Neal (Dominique Francon), Raymond Massey (Gail Wynand), and Kent Smith (Peter Keating)