The Pursuit of Happiness (1971 film)
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| Directed by | Robert Mulligan |
| Produced by | David Susskind |
| Written by | Jon Boothe George L. Sherman Novel: Thomas Rogers |
| Starring | Michael Sarrazin Barbara Hershey |
| Music by | Randy Newman |
| Cinematography | Dick Kratina |
| Editing by | Folmar Blangsted |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 23, 1971 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
Plot [edit]
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.
Cast [edit]
- Michael Sarrazin as William Popper
- Barbara Hershey as Jane Kauffman
- Robert Klein as Melvin Lasher
- Sada Thompson as Ruth Lawrence
- Ralph Waite as Detective Cromie
- Arthur Hill as John Popper
- E. G. Marshall as Daniel Lawrence
- Maya Kenin as Mrs. Conroy
- Rue McClanahan as Mrs. O'Mara
- Peter White as Terence Lawrence
- Joseph Attles as Holmes
- Beulah Garrick as Josephine
- Ruth White as Mrs. Popper
- Charles Durning as Guard #2
- Barnard Hughes as Judge Vogel
- David Doyle as Senator James J. Moran
- Gilbert Lewis as George Wilson
- Albert Henderson as McArdle
- William Devane as Pilot
Of the cast of this film, both E.G. Marshall and Arthur Hill were doing TV shows: Marshall did The Bold Ones and Hill was doing Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law. The supporting cast would land TV and movie roles from the 1970s to the mid 90s: they would include Rue McClanahan, Charles Durning, Barnard Hughes, Sada Thompson, David Doyle, Ralph Waite, and Robert Klein.
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