The Pursuit of Happiness

Category: 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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1971-02-23
Run time: 93 minute / 1:33
Director: Robert Mulligan
Writers: Jon Boothe, George L. Sherman.
Production Companies : Talent Associates, Columbia Pictures, Norton Simon Inc.
Production Country: United States of America

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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
Gilbert Lewis
as Convict George Wilson
Albert Henderson
as Convict McCardle
Ralph Waite
as Detective Cromie
Maya Kenin
as Mrs. Conroy
Ed Kovens
as 1st Guard
Charles Durning
as 2nd Guard
Directing
Robert Mulligan Director

Writing
Jon Boothe Screenplay

Art
George Jenkins Art Direction

Sound
Dave Grusin Original Music Composer

Editing
Folmar Blangsted Editor

Production
Alan Shayne Associate Producer

Art
Ben Rutter Set Decoration

Camera
Richard C. Kratina Director of Photography

Production
David Susskind Producer

Costume & Make-Up
Ann Roth Costume Design
Robert Laden Makeup Supervisor

Sound
Arthur Piantadosi Sound

Costume & Make-Up
Max Soloman Wardrobe Supervisor

Camera
Ed Quinn Key Grip

Sound
Dennis Maitland Sound

Writing
Thomas Rogers Novel

Directing
Barbara Rittenberg Script Supervisor

Art
John Jay Moore Assistant Art Director

Sound
Randy Newman Songs

Writing
George L. Sherman Screenplay

Directing
Peter R. Scoppa Assistant Director

Production
Hal Schaffel Production Supervisor

Lighting
Willie Meyerhoff Gaffer

Production
Terence A. Donnelly Unit Production Manager

Art
Kenneth Fitzpatrick Property Master

Costume & Make-Up
William A. Farley Hairstylist
Florence Foy Wardrobe Supervisor





















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