The Pursuit of Happiness

Name: The Pursuit of Happiness
Genre: Drama
Released: 1971-02-23
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Cast: Michael Sarrazin, Barbara Hershey, Arthur Hill, Ruth White, E.G. Marshall

1971 · 1h 33m · Drama

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.

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Cast

Michael Sarrazin as William Popper
Barbara Hershey as Jane Kauffman
Arthur Hill as John Popper
Ruth White as Mrs. Popper
E.G. Marshall as Daniel Lawrence
Robert Klein as Melvin Lasher
Sada Thompson as Ruth Lawrence
David Doyle as James Moran
Barnard Hughes as Judge Vogel
Peter White as Terence Lawrence
Tom Rosqui as District Attorney Keller
William Devane as Pilot

Details

Director: Robert Mulligan
Released: February 23, 1971
Runtime: 1h 33m
Genres: Drama
Studio: Talent Associates, Columbia Pictures and Norton Simon Inc.
Status: Released
TMDB score: 6.2 / 10 from 17 votes

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