The Pursuit of Happiness (1970)
- Director(s):
- Robert Mulligan
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Synopsis of The Pursuit of Happiness
William Popper (Michael Sarrazin) 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. His participation in some prison violence motivates him to attempt to escape, though he has only a week to go on his sentence. Having escaped, he and his old girlfriend (Barbara Hershey) make a run for Canada. The story is adapted from the novel The Pursuit of Happiness by Thomas Rogers. As William's starchy grandmother, Ruth White, notable for her work in To Kill a Mockingbird and Midnight Cowboy makes her last film appearance. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Pursuit of Happiness
- Barbara Hershey - Jane Kauffman
- Ruth White - Mrs. Popper
- David F. Doyle - James Moran
- Beulah Garrick - Josephine
- Arthur Hill - John Popper
- Robert Klein - Melvin Lasher
- E.G. Marshall - Daniel Lawrence
- Tom Rosqui - Defense Attorney Keller
- Jack Somack - Judge Palumbo
- Peter White - Terence Lawrence
- Ted Beniades - Traffic Cop
- Ed Kovens - 1st Guard
- Michael Sarrazin - William Popper
- William Devane - Pilot
- Charles Durning - 2nd Guard
- Albert Henderson - McArdle
- Barnard Hughes - Judge Vogel
- Gilbert Lewis - Convict
- Rue McClanahan - Mrs. O'Mara
- Ed Setrakian - Policeman
- Sada Thompson - Ruth Lawrence
- Ralph Waite - Detective
- Joseph Attles - Holmes
- Director(s):
- Robert Mulligan
- Writer(s):
- Jon Boothe, George L. Sherman
- Producer(s):
- David Susskind
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