The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)

5.9/10 • 93 min • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Michael Sarrazin

Barbara Hershey

Arthur Hill

Ruth White

E.G. Marshall

Daniel Lawrence

Robert Klein

Sada Thompson

David Doyle

Barnard Hughes

Peter White

Terence Lawrence

Tom Rosqui

District Attorney Keller

William Devane

Gilbert Lewis

Convict George Wilson

Albert Henderson

Convict McCardle

Ralph Waite

Detective Cromie

Charles Durning

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