The Pursuit of Happiness

1971 6.3 (12 votes) 1h 33m

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Talent Associates
Columbia Pictures
Norton Simon Inc.

Overview

William Popper is the son of a stockbroker and is thoroughly disenchanted with "the system." So much so that even though he can prove that he ran over a woman in his car entirely by accident, he accepts a sentence for manslaughter.

Key Crew

Director: Robert Mulligan

Screenplay: Jon Boothe, George L. Sherman

Director of Photography: Richard C. Kratina

Producer: David Susskind

Top Cast

Michael Sarrazin

William Popper

Barbara Hershey

Jane Kauffman

Arthur Hill

John Popper

Ruth White

Mrs. Popper

E.G. Marshall

Daniel Lawrence

Robert Klein

Melvin Lasher

Sada Thompson

Ruth Lawrence

David Doyle

James Moran

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