The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness

93 mins | Drama | Feb. 23, 1971

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.

The Pursuit of Happiness

93 mins | Drama | Feb. 23, 1971

The Pursuit of Happiness
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Talent Associates
Original title The Pursuit of Happiness
Directors Robert Mulligan
Writers Thomas Rogers, Jon Boothe, George Sherman

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

Maya Kenin

as Mrs. Conroy

William Devane

as Pilot

Ed Kovens

as 1st Guard

Charles Durning

as 2nd Guard

Gilbert Lewis

as Convict George Wilson

Ralph Waite

as Detective Cromie