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The Pursuit of Happiness is a american film of genre Drama directed by Robert Mulligan released in USA on 23 february 1971 with Michael Sarrazin
The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 23 february 1971
Length 1h33
Directed by Robert Mulligan
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Themes Prison films
Rating61%
The Pursuit of Happiness is a 1971 American drama film about a student who goes on the run to avoid serving his full prison sentence for vehicular manslaughter. The film was directed by Robert Mulligan. The producer was David Susskind and the associate producer, Alan Shayne. The screenplay was written by Jon Boothe and George L. Sherman.
This movie bears no relation to the similarly titled 2006 movie The Pursuit of Happyness starring actor Will Smith.
Synopsis
Disenchanted college student William Popper (Michael Sarrazin) is convicted of vehicular manslaughter for killing a woman with his car. With only a week left on his sentence and the help of his girlfriend, Jane (Barbara Hershey), he escapes to Canada, making both of them wanted fugitives.Actors
Michael Sarrazin
(William Popper)
Barbara Hershey
(Jane Kauffman)
Arthur Hill
(John Popper)
Robert Klein
(Melvin Lasher)
Sada Thompson
(Ruth Lawrence)
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