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... (read more) 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

Cast:

• Barbara Hershey
• Michael Sarrazin
• Ruth White
• William Devane
• David F. Doyle
• Charles Durning
• Beulah Garrick
• Albert Henderson
• Arthur Hill
• Barnard Hughes
• Robert Klein
• Gilbert Lewis
• E.G. Marshall
• Rue McClanahan
• Tom Rosqui
• Ed Setrakian

Director(s):

Robert Mulligan

Writer(s):

George L. Sherman, Jon Boothe

Producer(s):

David Susskind